Czechia vs Slovakia
Czechia vs Slovakia: Depression
Depression in 2017: 2.68% in Czechia and 2.4% in Slovakia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Czechia, by 0.27 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Slovakia.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Czechia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Czechia ranked 175 and Slovakia ranked 187 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Czechia | Slovakia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.68 | 2.4 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 2.68 | 2.4 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 2.69 | 2.41 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 2.69 | 2.41 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 2.7 | 2.41 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 2.7 | 2.42 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 2.71 | 2.42 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 2.71 | 2.43 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 2.72 | 2.44 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 2.73 | 2.44 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 2.74 | 2.45 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 2.75 | 2.46 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 2.76 | 2.47 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 2.77 | 2.48 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 2.78 | 2.49 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 2.81 | 2.51 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 2.83 | 2.51 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 2.85 | 2.52 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 2.87 | 2.53 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 2.9 | 2.54 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 2.92 | 2.55 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 2.93 | 2.55 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 2.94 | 2.55 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 2.94 | 2.55 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 2.95 | 2.55 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 2.95 | 2.54 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 2.94 | 2.54 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, 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
- 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
- Armed forces personnelCzechia: 27,000 people in 2020Slovakia: 18,000 people in 2020
- 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