Abstract
Study of convergence and divergence tendencies could be taken almost as a separate field of study e.g. in demography or geography. In the article a transparent method of quantification and visualization of convergence tendencies is introduced.
For an illustration Czechia was selected as a country where convergence tendencies are studied. The aim of the study is to find and apply a method of measuring and analyzing the convergence tendencies of this selected country to other countries.
We focused on mortality process where necessary data are available in a unified structure for most of the European countries. The analysis was based on temporary life expectancy between ages 30 and 65 and life expectancy at the age of 65 years.
It was proved that the "demographic nearest neighbor" in a mortality point of view for Czechia is Denmark. Easily such an approach could be applied to any other studied process.