Czech Republic vs France: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Czech Republic and France: Czech Republic leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (177,500) against France (1.31); Czech Republic leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (213,700) against France (1.71); Czech Republic leads on Oil Consumption (195,700) against France (1.86). Across 109 compared metrics, Czech Republic wins on 39 and France wins on 59.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇿 Czech Republic🇫🇷 FranceShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)87.69 %88.65 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 86% (2023 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.96 points76.62 points
Radios3.16M55.3
Televisions3.41M34.8
Waterways664metropolitan France: 8,501 km (1,621 km navigable by craft up to 3,000 metric tons) (2010)

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇿 Czech Republic🇫🇷 FranceShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country6.16B $58.37B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars405.58B $3.37T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.05 %0 %
Coal Revenue0.140
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.59 %1.29 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.7 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index76.376.8
Electricity Consumption62.34450.8
Electricity Exports24.7961.41
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6017
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants515
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1950
Electricity from Other Renewables1619
Electricity Imports13.8219.9
Electricity Installed Capacity21.63130.8
Electricity Production77.39529.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)136.31 USD per capita123.53 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient25.931.2
Gross Fixed Investment24.419.9
Gross National Saving26.922.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1 %0.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption8.7241.88
Natural Gas Exports06.03
Natural Gas Imports8.8948.59
Natural Gas Production229.416.99
Natural Gas Proved Reserves3.968.41
Oil Consumption195,7001.86
Oil Exports25,480487,200
Oil Imports208,8002.22
Oil Production10,31084,820
Oil Proved Reserves1591.63
Population Below Poverty Line10.2 people15.6 people
Public Debt36.898.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.1 USD1.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption213,7001.71
Refined Petroleum Products Exports52,200440,600
Refined Petroleum Products Imports83,860886,800
Refined Petroleum Products Production177,5001.31
Remittances1.21.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.170.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)00.07
Taxes and Other Revenues12.623.1
Unemployment Rate2.6 %7.4 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇿 Czech Republic🇫🇷 FranceShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-7.61M-6.11M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions79.9303.78
Population Distributiona fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, but the northern and eastern regions tend to have larger urban concentrationsmuch of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant second
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country1.43 Cubic meters per year120 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources13.15211

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇿 Czech Republic🇫🇷 FranceShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.06 %4.22 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)163.23135.5
Agricultural land35,387.38 sq. km281,003.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km4,853 km
Dam capacity per capita297.42 cubic meters per inhabitant148.88 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land22014,236

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇿 Czech Republic🇫🇷 FranceShare
Rule of Law Index by Country86.05 %82.08 %
Administrative Divisions1318
Independence1no official date of independence: 486 (Frankish tribes unified under Merovingian kingship); 10 August 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 14 July 1789 (French monarchy overthrown); 22 September 1792 (First French
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇿 Czech Republic🇫🇷 FranceShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)21.3810.94
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.66.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP12.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2018 est.) <.1%0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density6.6 people/sq km6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)3 %7 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.528.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)26 %21.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS4,400190,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇿 Czech Republic🇫🇷 FranceShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)27,000304,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇿 Czech Republic🇫🇷 FranceShare
Currently married (Percent)51.35 %52.51 %
Human Capital Index0.780.76
Life expectancy at birth83.77 years86.69 years
Median age of population43.87 years42.51 years
Population Change-197,664.4 persons62,507.4 persons
Population density139.08 per sq. km121.19 per sq. km
Total population10.48M persons66.75M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.980.8
Birth Rate (%)9.56 %10.88 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNANA
Death Rate (%)11.82 %9.91 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.3 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age2.28M persons13.97M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate5.5431.73
Learning-adjusted years of school11.66 years11.25 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days180 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.32 people11.21 people
Mean Male Height (cm)180.1179.74
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation18generally 17-30 years of age for both men and women with some variations by service, position, and enlisted versus officer; 17-40 for National Gendarmerie; basic service contract is for 12 months; no conscription (abolished 2001) (2025) note 1: a 10-month
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization60.64 %62.53 %
Physician Density4.35 people/sq km3.28 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.02 %0.2 %
Population living in slums0.03 %0 %
Total deaths105,885.8 persons607,731.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)67.27 %70.02 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman1.56 per woman
Total net-migration-170,380.8 persons66,501.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.5 per live births3.49 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇿 Czech Republic🇫🇷 FranceShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.011.35
Airports2521,218
Heliports107405

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