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Czech Republic vs Germany statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Czech Republic has a population of 10.9M (ranked 87/197), compared with 83.5M in Germany (ranked 19/197). The Czech Republic's land area is 29,794 sq mi versus 134,916 sq mi for Germany (ranked 114th vs. 63rd).

By GDP, The Czech Republic ranks 45/197 ($345B) and Germany ranks 3/197 ($4.66T). By GDP per capita, The Czech Republic ranks 39/197 ($31,707), while Germany ranks 18/197 ($55,800).

Main facts and rankings

Czech Republic Germany
Population
10753822
83039665
Population rank 91/197 19/197
GDP
$345B
2024
$4.66T
2024
GDP rank 45/197 3/197
GDP per capita
$31,707
2024
$55,800
2024
GDP per capita rank 39/197 18/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$56,806
2024
$72,300
2024
Government debt
$148B
2024
$2.98T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
44.2%
2025
65.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,630
2024
$35,650
2024
Government debt per person rank 43/185 21/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$39,481
2025
Land area
29,794 sq mi
2025
134,916 sq mi
2025
Population density
365 ppl/mi²
2024
619 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.45
2023
1.39
2023
Median age
44.1 years
2024
46.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.1 years
2025
81.7 years
2025

Czech Republic and Germany: Comparison Charts

Czech Republic and Germany economies compared

GDP
Czech Republic

Germany
Year GDP
Czech Republic Germany
1960 - $84,619,845,881
1961 - $96,558,204,043
1962 - $105,895,435,234
1963 - $112,232,503,744
1964 - $123,330,404,665
1965 - $134,774,688,191
1966 - $143,304,275,684
1967 - $145,100,667,773
1968 - $156,527,292,653
1969 - $177,733,486,326
1970 - $216,629,229,947
1971 - $250,900,942,397
1972 - $300,899,944,795
1973 - $399,833,571,167
1974 - $446,934,971,657
1975 - $492,434,094,920
1976 - $521,658,712,133
1977 - $602,698,323,086
1978 - $743,182,891,918
1979 - $884,574,218,333
1980 - $953,772,499,462
1981 - $803,404,797,058
1982 - $779,421,633,755
1983 - $773,507,930,295
1984 - $727,767,760,979
1985 - $735,218,723,093
1986 - $1,050,092,624,516
1987 - $1,302,932,318,825
1988 - $1,406,367,016,372
1989 - $1,404,092,925,205
1990 $41,016,881,802 $1,778,162,195,860
1991 $30,071,014,282 $1,875,792,575,133
1992 $35,051,065,440 $2,141,377,582,968
1993 $41,155,654,032 $2,078,954,217,438
1994 $48,188,478,339 $2,215,282,632,277
1995 $60,572,381,311 $2,593,053,091,306
1996 $67,804,105,330 $2,506,576,553,158
1997 $62,539,765,163 $2,218,790,886,533
1998 $67,187,217,328 $2,247,760,364,566
1999 $65,586,562,605 $2,213,873,468,587
2000 $62,175,642,238 $1,966,980,701,145
2001 $68,135,304,464 $1,966,381,496,642
2002 $82,607,869,610 $2,102,350,798,306
2003 $100,435,924,705 $2,534,715,518,349
2004 $120,147,899,984 $2,852,317,768,062
2005 $137,264,185,596 $2,893,393,187,362
2006 $156,236,258,387 $3,046,308,753,671
2007 $190,040,702,287 $3,484,056,680,855
2008 $236,506,264,754 $3,808,786,022,313
2009 $206,971,882,705 $3,479,800,820,863
2010 $211,168,667,286 $3,468,154,343,000
2011 $231,429,378,717 $3,824,828,563,521
2012 $210,363,223,088 $3,597,896,500,945
2013 $213,024,360,541 $3,808,086,291,482
2014 $210,911,285,078 $3,965,800,686,310
2015 $189,107,698,562 $3,423,568,450,957
2016 $198,160,659,304 $3,537,784,107,981
2017 $221,563,575,696 $3,763,092,263,753
2018 $251,992,360,762 $4,052,008,447,224
2019 $256,794,209,029 $3,957,208,055,216
2020 $251,109,660,603 $3,940,142,541,354
2021 $290,972,714,482 $4,348,297,440,388
2022 $301,831,228,326 $4,163,596,357,879
2023 $343,206,568,135 $4,525,703,903,628
2024 $345,036,675,975 $4,659,929,336,891

Czech Republic and Germany economies compared

GDP per capita
Czech Republic

Germany
Year GDP per capita
Czech Republic Germany
1960 - $1,162
1961 - $1,316
1962 - $1,431
1963 - $1,502
1964 - $1,637
1965 - $1,774
1966 - $1,871
1967 - $1,886
1968 - $2,025
1969 - $2,281
1970 - $2,771
1971 - $3,204
1972 - $3,824
1973 - $5,065
1974 - $5,660
1975 - $6,259
1976 - $6,659
1977 - $7,711
1978 - $9,517
1979 - $11,322
1980 - $12,183
1981 - $10,246
1982 - $9,950
1983 - $9,900
1984 - $9,347
1985 - $9,464
1986 - $13,511
1987 - $16,739
1988 - $17,997
1989 - $17,829
1990 $3,969 $22,386
1991 $2,917 $23,443
1992 $3,397 $26,560
1993 $3,984 $25,617
1994 $4,663 $27,202
1995 $5,865 $31,747
1996 $6,573 $30,600
1997 $6,069 $27,047
1998 $6,527 $27,396
1999 $6,378 $26,965
2000 $6,063 $23,926
2001 $6,669 $23,878
2002 $8,101 $25,487
2003 $9,852 $30,711
2004 $11,783 $34,567
2005 $13,442 $35,084
2006 $15,259 $36,980
2007 $18,453 $42,351
2008 $22,775 $46,386
2009 $19,817 $42,487
2010 $20,160 $42,410
2011 $22,049 $47,647
2012 $20,014 $44,736
2013 $20,260 $47,220
2014 $20,038 $48,971
2015 $17,932 $41,911
2016 $18,754 $42,961
2017 $20,913 $45,527
2018 $23,706 $48,875
2019 $24,063 $47,624
2020 $23,473 $47,380
2021 $27,696 $52,266
2022 $28,282 $49,686
2023 $31,591 $53,940
2024 $31,707 $55,800

Czech Republic vs. Germany life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Czech Republic

Germany
Year Life expectancy, years
Czech Republic Germany
1950 64.4 66.8
1951 65.3 67.1
1952 66.9 67.5
1953 67.6 67.8
1954 68.1 68.1
1955 69 68.3
1956 69.4 68.6
1957 69 68.5
1958 70 69.2
1959 69.9 69.3
1960 70.5 69.3
1961 70.6 69.8
1962 69.9 70
1963 70.4 70.1
1964 70.6 70.6
1965 70.3 70.6
1966 70.5 70.7
1967 70.3 71
1968 69.9 70.6
1969 69.4 70.5
1970 69.5 70.7
1971 69.7 70.9
1972 70.2 71.1
1973 70.1 71.4
1974 70.2 71.7
1975 70.5 71.5
1976 70.6 72
1977 70.6 72.6
1978 70.7 72.6
1979 70.8 72.9
1980 70.3 73.1
1981 70.8 73.3
1982 70.9 73.6
1983 70.6 73.9
1984 70.9 74.4
1985 71.1 74.5
1986 71.1 74.7
1987 71.5 75.1
1988 71.7 75.3
1989 71.8 75.5
1990 71.4 75.3
1991 72 75.6
1992 72.3 76
1993 72.9 76.1
1994 73.1 76.4
1995 73.2 76.6
1996 73.8 76.8
1997 73.9 77.2
1998 74.6 77.6
1999 74.7 77.8
2000 75 78.1
2001 75.3 78.4
2002 75.4 78.5
2003 75.4 78.5
2004 75.9 79.1
2005 76.2 79.3
2006 76.7 79.6
2007 76.9 79.7
2008 77.2 79.8
2009 77.3 79.9
2010 77.6 80.1
2011 77.8 80.4
2012 78 80.5
2013 78.2 80.5
2014 78.7 80.9
2015 78.6 80.6
2016 79 80.8
2017 78.9 80.9
2018 79 80.9
2019 79.2 81.2
2020 78.2 81
2021 77.2 81.1
2022 79.2 80.6
2023 79.8 81.4
2024 80 81.5
2025 80.1 81.7

Czech Republic and Germany population clocks and comparison

Population
Czech Republic

Germany
Year Population
Czech Republic Germany
1960 9,602,006 72,814,900
1961 9,586,651 73,377,632
1962 9,624,660 74,025,784
1963 9,670,685 74,714,353
1964 9,727,804 75,318,337
1965 9,779,358 75,963,695
1966 9,821,040 76,600,311
1967 9,852,899 76,951,336
1968 9,876,346 77,294,314
1969 9,896,580 77,909,682
1970 9,858,071 78,169,289
1971 9,826,815 78,312,842
1972 9,867,632 78,688,452
1973 9,922,266 78,936,666
1974 9,988,459 78,967,433
1975 10,058,620 78,673,554
1976 10,125,939 78,336,950
1977 10,186,755 78,159,814
1978 10,242,098 78,091,820
1979 10,292,341 78,126,350
1980 10,304,193 78,288,576
1981 10,300,591 78,407,907
1982 10,314,826 78,333,366
1983 10,323,856 78,128,282
1984 10,330,213 77,858,685
1985 10,337,118 77,684,873
1986 10,342,227 77,720,436
1987 10,347,318 77,839,920
1988 10,355,276 78,144,619
1989 10,361,068 78,751,283
1990 10,333,355 79,433,029
1991 10,308,578 80,013,896
1992 10,319,123 80,624,598
1993 10,329,855 81,156,363
1994 10,333,587 81,438,348
1995 10,327,253 81,678,051
1996 10,315,241 81,914,831
1997 10,304,131 82,034,771
1998 10,294,373 82,047,195
1999 10,283,860 82,100,243
2000 10,255,063 82,211,508
2001 10,216,605 82,349,925
2002 10,196,916 82,488,495
2003 10,193,998 82,534,176
2004 10,197,101 82,516,260
2005 10,211,216 82,469,422
2006 10,238,905 82,376,451
2007 10,298,828 82,266,372
2008 10,384,603 82,110,097
2009 10,443,936 81,902,307
2010 10,474,410 81,776,930
2011 10,496,088 80,274,983
2012 10,510,785 80,425,823
2013 10,514,272 80,645,605
2014 10,525,347 80,982,500
2015 10,546,059 81,686,611
2016 10,566,332 82,348,669
2017 10,594,438 82,657,002
2018 10,629,928 82,905,782
2019 10,671,870 83,092,962
2020 10,697,858 83,160,871
2021 10,505,772 83,196,078
2022 10,672,118 83,797,985
2023 10,864,042 83,901,923
2024 10,882,164 83,510,950

Fertility rates in Czech Republic and Germany

Fertility rate
Czech Republic

Germany
Year Fertility rate
Czech Republic Germany
1960 2.09 2.37
1961 2.11 2.45
1962 2.12 2.44
1963 2.31 2.51
1964 2.34 2.54
1965 2.18 2.5
1966 2.02 2.53
1967 1.91 2.48
1968 1.84 2.38
1969 1.87 2.21
1970 1.92 2.03
1971 2 1.92
1972 2.09 1.71
1973 2.31 1.54
1974 2.46 1.51
1975 2.43 1.45
1976 2.39 1.45
1977 2.34 1.4
1978 2.33 1.38
1979 2.27 1.38
1980 2.08 1.44
1981 2 1.43
1982 2 1.41
1983 1.97 1.33
1984 1.97 1.29
1985 1.95 1.37
1986 1.92 1.43
1987 1.91 1.43
1988 1.94 1.46
1989 1.87 1.42
1990 1.9 1.45
1991 1.86 1.33
1992 1.71 1.29
1993 1.67 1.28
1994 1.44 1.24
1995 1.28 1.25
1996 1.18 1.3
1997 1.17 1.35
1998 1.16 1.36
1999 1.13 1.36
2000 1.15 1.38
2001 1.15 1.35
2002 1.17 1.34
2003 1.18 1.34
2004 1.23 1.36
2005 1.29 1.34
2006 1.34 1.33
2007 1.45 1.37
2008 1.51 1.38
2009 1.51 1.36
2010 1.51 1.39
2011 1.43 1.39
2012 1.45 1.41
2013 1.46 1.42
2014 1.53 1.47
2015 1.57 1.5
2016 1.63 1.6
2017 1.69 1.57
2018 1.71 1.57
2019 1.71 1.54
2020 1.74 1.53
2021 1.83 1.58
2022 1.64 1.46
2023 1.45 1.39

Czech Republic and Germany demographics compared

Median age
Czech Republic

Germany
Year Median age, years
Czech Republic Germany
1960 33.1 34.7
1961 33.3 34.7
1962 33.5 34.7
1963 33.6 34.6
1964 33.6 34.5
1965 33.7 34.4
1966 33.7 34.4
1967 33.8 34.3
1968 33.8 34.2
1969 33.7 34.1
1970 33.6 34.3
1971 33.4 34.4
1972 33.3 34.6
1973 33.1 34.7
1974 32.9 35
1975 32.8 35.5
1976 32.7 35.8
1977 32.8 36.1
1978 32.8 36.3
1979 32.9 36.4
1980 33 36.5
1981 33.1 36.5
1982 33.4 36.6
1983 33.6 36.7
1984 33.9 37
1985 34.1 37.1
1986 34.3 37.2
1987 34.6 37.4
1988 34.8 37.6
1989 35 37.6
1990 35.2 37.6
1991 35.4 37.7
1992 35.6 37.8
1993 35.8 37.9
1994 36 38.1
1995 36.1 38.4
1996 36.4 38.6
1997 36.7 38.9
1998 37 39.3
1999 37.3 39.7
2000 37.6 40
2001 37.8 40.4
2002 38 40.8
2003 38.2 41.2
2004 38.5 41.6
2005 38.7 42
2006 39 42.5
2007 39.2 43.1
2008 39.4 43.5
2009 39.5 43.9
2010 39.7 44.2
2011 39.9 44.6
2012 40.3 45.1
2013 40.7 45.5
2014 41.1 45.7
2015 41.5 45.7
2016 41.9 45.7
2017 42.2 45.8
2018 42.5 45.8
2019 42.9 45.8
2020 43.2 45.8
2021 43.5 45.9
2022 43.5 46
2023 43.6 46.2
2024 44.1 46.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Czech Republic Germany
GNI, Atlas method
$317B
2024
$4.59T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
43.3%
2025
49.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.3%
2022
5.24%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.52%
2023
1.52%
2023
Armed forces personnel
27,000
2020
183,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.56%
2025
-2.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.6%
2024
3.37%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.5%
2024
63.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.2%
2024
25.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
72.9
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.5%
2023
25%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2023
2.9%
2020
Number of millionaires n/a
2,820,819
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.14%
2024
Number of billionaires
11
2025
171
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
25
2024
435
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$34.6B
2024
$2.04T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$146B
2024
$378B
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.25B
2024
$21.2B
2024
International tourist arrivals
37,202,000
2019
12,449,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.28%
2020
3.47%
2019
Banked people share
92.3%
2024
98.3%
2024

Energy

Czech Republic Germany
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,509 kg
2023
2,907 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.2
2023
$23.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
90.5 megatons
2023
583 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.33 tons
2023
6.95 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
67.8%
2023
77.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
17.2%
2021
17.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.3%
2023
9.15%
2023
Net energy imports use share
42%
2023
70.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,965 kWh
2023
5,904 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
14%
2021
39.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.45%
2023
4.95%
2023
Nuclear share
39.5%
2023
1.41%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Czech Republic Germany
% of world population
0.13%
2024
1.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-86,169
2024
+36,954
2024
Urban population
74.7%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.51 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
79.7
2025
91.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2024
75
2024
Higher education index
90
2025
93
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2023
0.82
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.9
2019
3.8
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2011
99%
2003
English speaking
50.7%
2023
56.3%
2023
People using the Internet
87.7%
2024
93.5%
2024

Health

Czech Republic Germany
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,609
2023
$6,233
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$367
2023
$703
2023
Life expectancy
80.1 years
2025
81.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2020
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.25
2021
4.52
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.9 years
2023
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
3.7
2023
Obesity rate
26.9%
2022
21%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
7.8%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
76
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.9%
2022
21.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12 liters
2020
11.8 liters
2020

Territory

Czech Republic Germany
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.23%
2025
Land area per capita
2,738 sq mi
2024
1,616 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
13,646 sq mi
2025
64,039 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,357 sq mi
2025
44,089 sq mi
2025
Roads length
34,638 mi
2018
515,738 mi
2022

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