If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Yemen, you would:

Health

live 10.5 years longer

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Czech Republic, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 27.7 times more spent on your healthcare

Yemen spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Czech Republic spends $4,674 as of 2024.

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have 44.4 times more doctors per person

Yemen has 1.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Czech Republic has 43.5 as of 2022.

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have 100.0% more access to essential health services

Yemen scores 42 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Czech Republic scores 84 as of 2021.

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be 97.7% more likely to be obese

In Yemen, 13.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Czech Republic, that number is 26.3% of people as of 2024.

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be 3.2 times more likely to die by suicide

Yemen has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Czech Republic, it is 13.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 83.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 17.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Czech Republic, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.

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Life

be 97.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Yemen, approximately 118.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Czech Republic, 3.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 93.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 33.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Czech Republic, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2024.

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have 77.6% fewer children

In Yemen, there are approximately 34.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Czech Republic, there are 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 19.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 84% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Czech Republic, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 5.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 17.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Czech Republic, about 87.7% do as of 2024.

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be 31.6% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Yemen, approximately 75% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Czech Republic, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 12.3% less on healthcare

Yemen spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Czech Republic, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2024.

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Safety

be 82.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Yemen, road accidents kill 29.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Czech Republic, they kill 5.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 30.6 times more home broadband

Yemen has 1.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Czech Republic has 38.9 as of 2024.

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live with 87.1% less strain on fresh water

Yemen withdraws 170% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Czech Republic withdraws 22% as of 2022.

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use 65.5 times more electricity

Yemen uses 90 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Czech Republic uses 5,877 kWh as of 2024.

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Environment

be 69.7% less likely to die from air pollution

In Yemen, air pollution causes 109.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Czech Republic, it causes 33.0 as of 2019.

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emit 27.4 times more CO2

Yemen emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Czech Republic emits 7.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Czech Republic: At a glance

Czech Republic is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 77,247 sq km. At the close of World War I, the Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, having rejected a federal system, the new country's predominantly Czech leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the increasingly strident demands of other ethnic minorities within the republic, most notably the Slovaks, the Sudeten Germans, and the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). On the eve of World War II, Nazi Germany occupied the territory that today comprises the Czech Republic and Slovakia became an independent state allied with Germany. After the war, a reunited but truncated Czechoslovakia (less Ruthenia) fell within the Soviet sphere of influence. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize communist rule and create "socialism with a human face," ushering in a period of repression known as "normalization." The peaceful "Velvet Revolution" swept the Communist Party from power at the end of 1989 and inaugurated a return to democratic rule and a market economy. On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a nonviolent "velvet divorce" into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004.
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