Czechia vs Russia
Czechia vs Russia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.1 years in Czechia and 10.9 years in Russia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Czechia, by 0.2 years, or 1.02 times that in Russia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Czechia has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Russia.
- In 2020, Czechia ranked 21 and Russia ranked 29 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Czechia | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| 2018 | 11.3 | 11.8 |
| 2017 | 11.7 | 11.9 |
| 2010 | 10.8 | 9.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Czechia vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyCzechia: 79.8 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCzechia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCzechia: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCzechia: 97.9% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionCzechia: 2.68% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateCzechia: 10.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCzechia: 10.8 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthCzechia: -0.34% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCzechia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCzechia: 72.9% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageCzechia: 42.7 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCzechia: 20.6% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCzechia: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCzechia: 1.84% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCzechia: $6.49B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personCzechia: $660 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCzechia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCzechia: 27,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerCzechia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCzechia: 0.51% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCzechia: 19 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCzechia: 137 million TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025