Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 11.6% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Czech Republic, that number is 26.0% of people as of 2016.
live 4.1 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Czech Republic, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 50.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Czech Republic, that number is 2.8% as of 2019.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Czech Republic, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2017.
make 16.6% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Czech Republic, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 70.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Czech Republic, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 45.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Czech Republic, on the other hand, 2.4 children do as of 2022.
have 15.5% fewer children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Czech Republic, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.5% less likely to have internet access
In Canada, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Czech Republic, about 86.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 18.9% less on education
Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Czech Republic spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 27.8% less on healthcare
Canada spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Czech Republic, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency, Financial Administration of the Czech Republic.
Czech Republic: At a glance
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