Czechia vs Sweden

Czechia and Sweden 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 Sweden have about the same number of people: 10.9 million and 10.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Sweden ($63,133) is 76% higher than in Czechia ($35,917) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Czechia (2.6%) than in Sweden (1.5%), a difference of 1.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Czechia (2.5%) than in Sweden (0.7%), a difference of 1.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Sweden (8.7%) than in Czechia (2.8%), a difference of 5.9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Sweden can expect to live 4.1 years longer than one born in Czechia: 84.1 years against 80 years in 2024.
• The population of Czechia is older: half of its people are over 42.7 years, against 39.9 years in Sweden in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Sweden (95.8% in 2025) than in Czechia (87.7% in 2024), a difference of 8.1 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Czechia (7.1 tonnes) are 97% higher than in Sweden (3.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Sweden (68.6%) than in Czechia (38.4%), a difference of 30.2 percentage points in 2024.