--- title: "Czechia vs Italy — area, population, currency" description: "Czechia is 78,867 km² with 10,886,878 people; Italy is 301,340 km² with 58,915,656. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side." url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/czechia-vs-italy/ site: "At One Place" --- # Czechia vs Italy **Czechia vs Italy: Italy is larger; Italy has more people** 78,867 km² vs 301,340 km² · 10,886,878 vs 58,915,656 Italy is 3.8 times larger than Czechia — 301,340 against 78,867 km². Italy is 5.4 times more populous than Czechia — 58,915,656 against 10,886,878 people. ## Side by side | | Czechia | Italy | | --- | --- | --- | | Capital | Prague | Rome | | Area | 78,867 km² | 301,340 km² | | Population | 10,886,878 (2025) | 58,915,656 (2025) | | Density | 138.0 /km² | 195.5 /km² | | Currency | Czech koruna (CZK) | Euro (EUR) | | Official languages | Czech | Italian | | Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+01:00 | | Calling code | +420 | +39 | | Drives on the | right | right | | Continent | Europe | Europe | | ISO codes | CZ / CZE | IT / ITA | ## Population density Italy is 1.4 times more densely populated than Czechia — 196 against 138 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin. ## Practical differences - Different currencies: the Czech koruna and the Euro. ## Czechia Landlocked and ringed by low mountains, so almost every river flows outward — the Elbe to the North Sea, the Oder to the Baltic, the Morava to the Black Sea. Czechia drinks more beer per head than any other country, and Pilsner Urquell in 1842 was the first pale lager. ## Italy Italy has three of Europe's most active volcanoes — Etna, Stromboli and Vesuvius — and Stromboli has been erupting more or less continuously for at least 2,000 years. It has more UNESCO World Heritage sites than any other country. The Alps and Apennines mean about three-quarters of the land is mountain or hill. > Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year. ## Common questions ### Is Czechia bigger than Italy? Italy is larger — 301,340 km² against 78,867 km². ### Which has more people, Czechia or Italy? Italy, with 58,915,656 against 10,886,878. ### What is the time difference between Czechia and Italy? Czechia is UTC+01:00 and Italy is UTC+01:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it. ## Related pages - [Czechia](https://atoneplace.net/country/czechia/) - [Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country/italy/) - [India vs Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/india-vs-italy/) - [China vs Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-italy/) - [China vs Czechia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-czechia/) - [Canada vs Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-italy/) - [Canada vs Czechia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-czechia/) - [Australia vs Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-italy/) - [Australia vs Czechia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-czechia/) - [France vs Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/france-vs-italy/) - [Germany vs Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/germany-vs-italy/) - [Italy vs United States](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/italy-vs-united-states/) - [Italy vs United Kingdom](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/italy-vs-united-kingdom/) - [Italy vs Japan](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/italy-vs-japan/) ## Sources - The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)] - World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]