Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of South Africa, you would:
Health
be 99.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In South Africa, 19.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Czech Republic, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.
live 14.4 years longer
In South Africa, the average life expectancy is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 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
make 3.3 times more money
South Africa has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2020, while in Czech Republic, the GDP per capita is $38,300 as of 2020.
be 90.2% less likely to be unemployed
In South Africa, 28.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Czech Republic, that number is 2.8% as of 2019.
be 39.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In South Africa, 16.6% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Czech Republic, however, that number is 10.1% as of 2018.
pay a 51.1% lower top tax rate
South Africa has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2017. In Czech Republic, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 97.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In South Africa, approximately 119.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Czech Republic, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 90.7% less likely to die during infancy
In South Africa, approximately 25.9 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 53.7% fewer children
In South Africa, there are approximately 18.6 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 24.0% more likely to have internet access
In South Africa, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Czech Republic, about 86.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 36.8% less on education
South Africa spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Czech Republic spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 14.3% less on healthcare
South Africa spends 9.1% 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, South African Revenue Service, Financial Administration of the Czech Republic.
Czech Republic: At a glance
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