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Czechia and Germany

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Czechia

Germany

The widest gap is Public spending on them: Germany €25,639 against Czechia €12,612, 2.03× apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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Czechia
Germany

People

Median age1.2 years
44.3 years
45.5 years
Life expectancy at birth1.1 years
80.1 years
81.2 years
People7.66×
10.9m
83.6m
People per square kilometre67.4%
141 per km²
237 per km²
Women in the population0.3 points
50.9%
50.7%
Born abroad10.5 points
10.0%
20.5%
Born outside the EU5.8 points
7.2%
13.0%

Money and work

Disposable income per person90.1%
€15,199
€28,891
Average net income99.1%
€16,735
€33,324
Take-home pay, average-wage worker74.8%
€20,901
€36,535
Gross pay, average-wage worker2.17×
€26,773
€58,008
Minimum wage2.54×
€923
€2,343
In work, age 20 to 641.8 points
82.9%
81.1%
Out of work1.0 points
2.8%
3.8%
Hours worked a week4.3 hours
39.3 hours
35.0 hours
At risk of poverty6.5 points
9.6%
16.1%
Housing costs over 40% of income3.0 points
8.2%
11.2%
GDP per person70.1%
€31,880
€54,240

Family and home

People at home15.0%
2.3
2.0
Households with children9.7 points
33.1%
23.4%
Children per woman
1.36
1.36
Own their home27.9 points
75.1%
47.2%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds18.6%
640 per 100,000 people
759 per 100,000 people
Doctors10.7%
430 per 100,000 people
476 per 100,000 people
Nurses36.6%
906 per 100,000 people
1,237 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree6.7 points
28.7%
35.4%
Students per 1,000 people24.4%
31.5 per 1,000 people
39.2 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them2.03×
€12,612
€25,639
Tax raised per person2.06×
€10,311
€21,194
Government debt19.2 points
44.3%
63.5%

Country and infrastructure

Land area4.53×
78,871 km²
357,569 km²
Railway density12.2%
123.2 per 1,000 km²
109.8 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density94.2%
19.3 per 1,000 km²
37.4 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people4.7%
621 per 1,000 people
593 per 1,000 people
Households with internet1.9 points
95.5%
93.6%
Tourist nights per resident2.8%
5.42
5.27

Environment

Renewable energy4.8 points
19.1%
23.9%
Land under forest5.9 points
38.4%
32.5%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

Czechia

Germany

Function
Czechia
Germany
10.9%
13.0%
3.0%
2.7%
3.8%
3.3%
12.8%
11.0%
2.0%
1.2%
2.0%
1.0%
21.1%
15.4%
3.0%
2.2%
10.6%
9.1%
30.9%
41.3%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: Czechia and Germany

  1. Where do more people live: Czechia or Germany?

    The gap is 7.66×: Germany 83.6m, Czechia 10.9m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. Eurostat · People & Women in the population · 2025. See the figure

  2. Which covers more ground: Czechia or Germany?

    The gap is 4.53×: Germany 357,569, Czechia 78,871. Total area of the country, inland water included. Eurostat · Land area & People per square kilometre · 2026. See the figure

  3. Where is the minimum wage higher: Czechia or Germany?

    The gap is 2.54×: Germany €2,343, Czechia €923. Gross statutory minimum wage a month, where the law sets one. Six member states set none. Eurostat · Minimum wage · 2026. See the figure

  4. Where is more tax raised per resident: Czechia or Germany?

    The gap is 2.06×: Germany €21,194, Czechia €10,311. Taxes and net social contributions received by general government, per resident. Eurostat · Tax raised per person · 2024. See the figure

  5. Which government spends more per resident: Czechia or Germany?

    The gap is 2.03×: Germany €25,639, Czechia €12,612. Total general government expenditure divided by the population: all levels of government together. Eurostat · Public spending by function · 2024. See the figure

  6. Where were more residents born abroad: Czechia or Germany?

    The gap is 10.5 points: Germany 20.5%, Czechia 10.0%. Share of residents born in another country. Eurostat records country of birth, not ethnicity. Eurostat · Born abroad & Born outside the EU · 2025. See the figure

  7. Where do more people own their home: Czechia or Germany?

    The gap is 27.9 points: Czechia 75.1%, Germany 47.2%. Share of people living in a home owned by their household, mortgaged or outright. Eurostat · Own their home · 2025. See the figure

  8. Where does more energy come from renewables: Czechia or Germany?

    The gap is 4.8 points: Germany 23.9%, Czechia 19.1%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Eurostat · Renewable energy · 2025. See the figure

  9. Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: Czechia or Germany?

    The gap is 24.4%: Germany 39.2, Czechia 31.5. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. Eurostat · University students & Students per 1,000 people · 2024. See the figure

  10. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: Czechia or Germany?

    The gap is 18.6%: Germany 759, Czechia 640. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. Eurostat · Hospital beds · 2024. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.