Real size
How big is Czechia really?
78,500 km²
30,300 sq mi · 54th smallest of the 167 here · about the size of Serbia
Normal web maps draw it 2.4× too big
Czechia covers 78,500 km² (30,300 sq mi), about the size of Serbia. A normal web map draws it about 2.4 times too big, because it lies far from the equator (around 50°N), and those maps stretch land more the closer it gets to the North Pole.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 78,500 km²
- Size rank
- 114th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 2.4× too big
- Latitude
- 50°N
Countries about the same size
- SerbiaAbout the same size
- PanamaCzechia is 1.1 times the size of Panama
- AustriaAustria is 1.1 times the size of Czechia
- Sierra LeoneCzechia is 1.1 times the size of Sierra Leone
- AzerbaijanAzerbaijan is 1.1 times the size of Czechia
Czechia through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Czechia?
- Czechia covers about 78,500 km² (30,300 sq mi). It is the 54th smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Czechia look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Czechia about 2.4 times too big.
- Is Czechia bigger than Panama?
- Yes. Czechia is about 1.1 times the size of Panama.
- Is Czechia bigger than Serbia?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Czechia bigger than Austria?
- No. Austria is about 1.1 times the size of Czechia.