Czechia vs Slovakia
Czechia vs Slovakia: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 27,000 people in Czechia and 18,000 people in Slovakia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Czechia, by 9,000 people, or 1.5 times that in Slovakia.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Czechia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1993.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Czechia | Slovakia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 27,000 | 18,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 25,000 | 16,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 22,250 | 15,850 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 23,000 | 16,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 23,200 | 15,850 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 25,050 | 15,850 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 24,800 | 15,850 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 24,100 | 15,850 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 26,750 | 15,850 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 26,750 | 15,850 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 28,520 | 15,800 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 26,540 | 16,530 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 27,000 | 17,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 27,000 | 17,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 26,000 | 17,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 28,000 | 20,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 27,000 | 20,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 62,600 | 22,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 55,000 | 30,900 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 59,200 | 37,700 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 63,300 | 41,200 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 59,600 | 47,480 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 64,700 | 48,050 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 67,300 | 45,150 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 75,600 | 46,600 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 92,000 | 51,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 90,000 | 47,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 107,000 | 33,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | – | – | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | – | – | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | – | – | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | – | – | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | – | – | 22.2 million |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Czechia vs Slovakia
Health
- Life expectancyCzechia: 79.8 years in 2023Slovakia: 78.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCzechia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Slovakia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCzechia: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Slovakia: 4.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCzechia: 97.9% in 2022Slovakia: 99.2% in 2022
- DepressionCzechia: 2.68% in 2017Slovakia: 2.4% in 2017
- Suicide rateCzechia: 10.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Slovakia: 9.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCzechia: 10.8 million people in 2023Slovakia: 5.52 million people in 2023
- Population growthCzechia: -0.34% a year in 2023Slovakia: 0.06% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCzechia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Slovakia: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCzechia: 72.9% in 2025Slovakia: 53.2% in 2025
- Median ageCzechia: 42.7 years in 2023Slovakia: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCzechia: 20.6% in 2023Slovakia: 18.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateCzechia: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Slovakia: 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCzechia: 1.84% of GDP in 2025Slovakia: 2.03% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCzechia: $6.49B in 2025Slovakia: $2.87B in 2025
- Military spending per personCzechia: $660 in 2025Slovakia: $568 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCzechia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025Slovakia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025
- National powerCzechia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Slovakia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCzechia: 0.51% of the labour force in 2020Slovakia: 0.67% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCzechia: 19 million TIV in 2025Slovakia: 445 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCzechia: 137 million TIV in 2025Slovakia: 9 million TIV in 2025