Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Czech Republic, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years longer
In Czech Republic, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 13.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Czech Republic, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In United Kingdom, that number is 3.2% as of 2019.
be 84.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Czech Republic, 10.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In United Kingdom, however, that number is 18.6% as of 2017.
pay a 2.0 times higher top tax rate
Czech Republic has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2017. In United Kingdom, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 25.6% more children
In Czech Republic, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In United Kingdom, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Czech Republic, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United Kingdom, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 59.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Czech Republic, approximately 2.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In United Kingdom, on the other hand, 3.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 20.9% more on education
Czech Republic spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. United Kingdom spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 30.8% more on healthcare
Czech Republic spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United Kingdom, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Financial Administration of the Czech Republic, HM Revenue & Customs.
United Kingdom: At a glance
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