Czechia vs Greece

Czechia and Greece compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Czechia and Greece have about the same number of people: 10.9 million and 10.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Czechia ($35,917) is 33% higher than in Greece ($26,948) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Czechia (2.6%) than in Greece (2.1%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer price inflation was the same in Czechia (2.5%) and Greece (2.5%) in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Greece (8.5%) than in Czechia (2.8%), a difference of 5.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Greece can expect to live 1.8 years longer than one born in Czechia: 81.8 years against 80 years in 2024.
• The population of Greece is older: half of its people are over 45.7 years, against 42.7 years in Czechia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Czechia (87.7%) than in Greece (86.3%), a difference of 1.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Czechia (7.1 tonnes) are 42% higher than in Greece (5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Czechia (38.4%) than in Greece (36.9%), a difference of 1.5 percentage points in 2024.