Czechia vs Hungary

Czechia and Hungary 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 has about 1.1 times as many people as Hungary: 10.9 million against 9.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Czechia ($35,917) is 39% higher than in Hungary ($25,907) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Czechia (2.6%) than in Hungary (0.5%), a difference of 2.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Hungary (4.4%) than in Czechia (2.5%), a difference of 1.9 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Hungary (4.5%) than in Czechia (2.8%), a difference of 1.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Czechia can expect to live 3.3 years longer than one born in Hungary: 80 years against 76.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Hungary is older: half of its people are over 43.3 years, against 42.7 years in Czechia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Hungary (93.8%) than in Czechia (87.7%), a difference of 6.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Czechia (7.1 tonnes) are 58% higher than in Hungary (4.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Czechia (38.4%) than in Hungary (22.8%), a difference of 15.6 percentage points in 2024.