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Czechia vs Norway

Side-by-side comparison of Czechia and Norway from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.

Czechia

Europe & Central Asia · nation age 1,156 years

NationsTree Index73.524th of 196
Tree height17 m 
vs
10:27
indicators where each ranks higher

Norway

Europe & Central Asia · nation age 1,154 years

NationsTree Index76.711th of 196
Tree height17 m 
Open in the comparison tool Data as of 26 October 2026

In short

Norway scores 76.7 in the NationsTree Index (11th in the world) and Czechia scores 73.5 (24th), a gap of 3.2 points. Their trees are 17 m and 17 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Czechia has 94% more people than Norway. Norway is 7.9 times larger than Czechia by land area. The economy of Czechia is 13% larger than that of Norway (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Czechia 10.9 million and Norway 5.6 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $104,044 in Norway and $60,487 in Czechia (2025, international dollars). People in Norway live on average 3.2 years longer (83.2 vs 80.0 years).

Of 37 indicators reported by both countries, Czechia ranks higher in the world on 10 and Norway on 27. Czechia is clearly stronger in main industries and tourism. Norway is clearly stronger in military, environment & energy and institutions & safety.

As a nation, Czechia is the older of the two (statehood since 870, 1,156 years), compared with Norway (since 872). Over the last five years Czechia improved faster (direction score 29 vs 22 out of 100).

Where they differ most

The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Czechia and Norway.

Over time

How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.

NationsTree IndexCzechiaNorway
60708090100 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2025

Czechia overtook Norway in GDP (PPP) in 2023 and has stayed ahead since.

Norway overtook Czechia in the NationsTree Index in 2019 and has stayed ahead since.

Norway has been ahead of Czechia in GDP per person (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.

Czechia has been ahead of Norway in population in every year since 1990.

Strength by category

Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i

All indicators

Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.

Indicator Czechia Norway
Land & people
Surface area i km² 78,871118th/216 · 2024 624,50043rd/216 · 2024
Land area i km² 77,156115th/216 · 2024 364,27063rd/216 · 2024
Population i people 10.9 m88th/217 · 2025 5.6 m118th/217 · 2025
Population growth i % -0.17%187th/217 · 2025 0.69%122nd/217 · 2025
Population density i people/km² 141.382nd/216 · 2024 15.3200th/216 · 2024
Urban population i % 72.9%79th/217 · 2025 83.6%49th/217 · 2025
Population aged 0–14 i % 15.1%177th/217 · 2025 15.9%167th/217 · 2025
Population aged 65+ i % 21.2%24th/217 · 2025 19.1%41st/217 · 2025
Economy
GDP i USD $391.03 bn42nd/210 · 2025 $530.76 bn31st/210 · 2025
GDP (PPP) i intl. USD $658.52 bn46th/199 · 2025 $583.78 bn50th/199 · 2025
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) i intl. USD 2021 $536.64 bn47th/199 · 2025 $534.01 bn48th/199 · 2025
GDP per person i USD $35,91749th/210 · 2025 $94,59410th/210 · 2025
GDP per person (PPP) i intl. USD $60,48737th/199 · 2025 $104,0447th/199 · 2025
GNI per person (Atlas) i USD $32,96045th/201 · 2025 $97,3103rd/201 · 2025
GDP growth i % 2.6%130th/210 · 2025 1.1%170th/210 · 2025
Inflation i % 2.5%77th/180 · 2025 3.0%88th/180 · 2025
Unemployment i % 2.8%34th/187 · 2025 4.6%79th/187 · 2025
Central government debt i % of GDP 14.0%1994 30.9%1994
General government gross debt i % of GDP 44.2%72nd/189 · 2025 54.0%99th/189 · 2025
Government budget balance i % of GDP -2.1%79th/192 · 2025 10.6%3rd/192 · 2025
Main industries
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i % of GDP 1.9%147th/197 · 2025 1.6%153rd/197 · 2025
Industry incl. construction i % of GDP 28.7%60th/200 · 2025 34.5%35th/200 · 2025
Manufacturing i % of GDP 19.4%23rd/192 · 2025 6.1%141st/192 · 2025
Services i % of GDP 60.8%80th/200 · 2025 55.0%119th/200 · 2025
Trade
Exports of goods & services i USD $261.77 bn33rd/182 · 2025 $240.82 bn34th/182 · 2025
Imports of goods & services i USD $238.90 bn33rd/182 · 2025 $178.76 bn35th/182 · 2025
Exports i % of GDP 66.9%33rd/183 · 2025 45.4%63rd/183 · 2025
Imports i % of GDP 61.1%53rd/183 · 2025 33.7%119th/183 · 2025
Trade openness i % of GDP 128.0%37th/183 · 2025 79.1%99th/183 · 2025
Fuel exports i % of merchandise exports 1.9%102nd/170 · 2025 62.1%18th/170 · 2025
Manufactures exports i % of merchandise exports 90.0%5th/171 · 2025 17.4%111th/171 · 2025
Food exports i % of merchandise exports 5.5%138th/171 · 2025 10.8%113th/171 · 2025
Ores & metals exports i % of merchandise exports 1.4%124th/171 · 2025 5.4%62nd/171 · 2025
High-tech exports i % of manufactured exports 22.4%30th/168 · 2024 25.4%21st/168 · 2024
Current account balance i % of GDP 0.7%70th/191 · 2025 14.2%15th/191 · 2025
Foreign direct investment, inflows i % of GDP 2.7%77th/196 · 2025 -1.3%186th/196 · 2025
Natural resources
Natural resource rents i % of GDP 0.4%138th/209 · 2021 10.0%46th/209 · 2021
Oil rents i % of GDP 0.01%107th/197 · 2021 6.06%24th/197 · 2021
Natural gas rents i % of GDP 0.01%79th/197 · 2021 3.94%17th/197 · 2021
Coal rents i % of GDP 0.09%31st/195 · 2021 0.00%61st/195 · 2021
Mineral rents i % of GDP 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 0.00%91st/209 · 2021
Forest rents i % of GDP 0.28%84th/209 · 2021 0.04%132nd/209 · 2021
Arable land i % of land area 32.7%23rd/206 · 2024 2.2%166th/206 · 2024
Renewable freshwater per person i m³ 1,232121st/183 · 2022 70,0007th/183 · 2022
Tourism
International tourist arrivals i arrivals 37.2 m7th/194 · 2019 1.4 m82nd/194 · 2020
Tourism receipts i USD $3.89 bn36th/175 · 2020 $2.20 bn49th/175 · 2020
Tourism receipts i % of exports 2.3%124th/168 · 2020 1.9%132nd/168 · 2020
Outbound trips i departures 2.4 m45th/107 · 2020 1.7 m51st/107 · 2020
Society & health
Life expectancy i years 80.053rd/217 · 2024 83.219th/217 · 2024
Under-5 mortality i per 1,000 births 2.613th/196 · 2024 2.510th/196 · 2024
Physicians i per 1,000 people 4.3522nd/174 · 2022 4.9811th/174 · 2023
Hospital beds i per 1,000 people 6.511th/145 · 2022 3.352nd/145 · 2023
DPT immunization i % of children 12–23 months 86%125th/193 · 2024 97%29th/193 · 2024
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i % of adults 99.9%2nd/153 · 2023 98.9%10th/153 · 2023
Secondary enrolment i % gross 97.6%71st/173 · 2023 116.3%21st/173 · 2024
Old-age dependency ratio i % of working-age population 33.2%24th/217 · 2025 29.4%40th/217 · 2025
Health spending i % of GDP 8.5%51st/193 · 2024 9.4%36th/193 · 2023
Tertiary enrolment i % gross 66.7%54th/150 · 2023 95.5%12th/150 · 2024
Human Development Index i index 0–1 0.91529th/193 · 2023 0.9702nd/193 · 2023
Income inequality (Gini) i index 25.75th/108 · 2023 26.58th/108 · 2023
Extreme poverty i % of population 0.0%1st/108 · 2023 0.2%18th/108 · 2023
Infrastructure & digital
Access to electricity i % of population 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 100.0%1st/215 · 2024
Safely managed drinking water i % of population 98.1%37th/150 · 2024 99.1%29th/150 · 2024
Safely managed sanitation i % of population 91.4%34th/144 · 2024 77.9%54th/144 · 2024
Internet users i % of population 87.7%72nd/186 · 2024 99.0%8th/186 · 2024
Mobile subscriptions i per 100 people 12768th/210 · 2024 109121st/210 · 2024
Fixed broadband i per 100 people 38.928th/208 · 2024 45.214th/208 · 2024
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) i score 1–5 3.0054th/164 · 2022 3.9016th/164 · 2022
Rail lines i route-km 9,35720th/82 · 2021 3,88534th/82 · 2021
Air passengers carried i passengers 2.2 m77th/161 · 2023 12.3 m2004
Environment & energy
CO₂ emissions per person i t CO₂e 7.13170th/203 · 2024 7.18171st/203 · 2024
Renewable energy i % of final energy use 17.2%117th/212 · 2021 61.4%36th/212 · 2021
Air pollution (PM2.5) i µg/m³ 12.765th/200 · 2023 5.518th/200 · 2023
Forest area i % of land area 38.4%85th/214 · 2024 33.2%103rd/214 · 2024
Energy use per person i kg oil eq. 3,41727th/149 · 2024 4,87717th/149 · 2024
Institutions & safety
Government effectiveness i score 0–100 77.827th/205 · 2025 90.08th/205 · 2025
Control of corruption i score 0–100 63.847th/207 · 2025 87.06th/207 · 2025
Rule of law i score 0–100 77.931st/207 · 2025 90.63rd/207 · 2025
Political stability i score 0–100 83.540th/207 · 2025 84.535th/207 · 2025
Regulatory quality i score 0–100 74.026th/205 · 2025 82.810th/205 · 2025
Voice & accountability i score 0–100 79.324th/205 · 2025 91.21st/205 · 2025
Homicide rate i per 100,000 0.828th/145 · 2023 0.726th/145 · 2023
Military
Military expenditure i USD $7.05 bn39th/156 · 2025 $17.03 bn23rd/156 · 2025
Military expenditure i % of GDP 1.8%75th/156 · 2025 3.3%22nd/156 · 2025
Military expenditure i % of government spending 4.2%101st/154 · 2025 6.7%51st/154 · 2025
Armed forces personnel i people 27,00091st/170 · 2020 25,00094th/170 · 2020
Armed forces personnel i % of labour force 0.51%115th/168 · 2020 0.85%81st/168 · 2020
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) i TIV 19.0 m91st/163 · 2025 407.0 m27th/163 · 2025
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) i TIV 137.0 m19th/65 · 2025 415.0 m12th/65 · 2025
Science & innovation
R&D spending i % of GDP 1.83%22nd/110 · 2023 1.85%20th/110 · 2023
Patent applications by residents i applications 46347th/137 · 2024 73239th/137 · 2024
Scientific articles i articles 13,40938th/197 · 2023 13,75636th/197 · 2023

Questions and answers

Which has more people, Czechia or Norway?

Czechia has the larger population: 10.9 m (2025) compared with 5.6 m for Norway (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.

Which is bigger by area, Czechia or Norway?

Norway is larger: 624,500 km² (2024) compared with 78,871 km² for Czechia (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.

Which economy is larger, Czechia or Norway?

Czechia has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $658.52 bn intl. (2025) compared with $583.78 bn intl. for Norway (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.

Which is richer per person, Czechia or Norway?

Norway has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $104,044 intl. (2025) compared with $60,487 intl. for Czechia (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.

Where do people live longer, in Czechia or Norway?

Norway has the higher life expectancy at birth: 83.2 years (2024) compared with 80.0 years for Czechia (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.

Which spends more on the military, Czechia or Norway?

Norway spends more on the military: $17.03 bn (2025) compared with $7.05 bn for Czechia (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.

Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Czechia or Norway?

Norway: 76.7 points (11th in the world); Czechia: 73.5 points (24th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.

More comparisons

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Sources

World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Czechia vs Norway — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/czechia-vs-norway. Data as of 26 October 2026.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Czechia vs Norway — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/czechia-vs-norway. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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