How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 88% longer than Greece’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Greece’s highest peak towers 689 m above Australia’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Australia has 2.7 times as many people as Greece.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Greece: 10.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Greece is 23 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Greece: 81 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Greece is 8 years older than in Australia.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Greece: 45.7 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Australia have 0.2 more children on average than in Greece.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 18% in Australia.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Greece: 24.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Greece 1.0.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Greece: 1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Australia and Greece are practically level.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Australia’s economy is 6.4 times the size of Greece’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Greece: $281 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 59% more per person than Greece.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Greece: Int$45,264 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Australia than in Greece (Gini 0.4 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Greece: 33.4 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 4.1% in Australia.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Greece: 8.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Australia 1.9%.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Greece: 3.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Greece’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Greece: 60% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 3.6 times as much on health per person as Greece.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Greece: $1,963 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Greece is 3% more likely to die before turning one than in Australia.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Greece has 61% more doctors per person than Australia.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 32% in Australia.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Greece: 33.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 12% in Australia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Greece: 30.2% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Australia rate their lives 1.22 points higher than in Greece.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Greece: 5.70 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 22% more alcohol than in Greece.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Greece: 8.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 42% more meat per person than Greece.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Greece: 82 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 180 kcal more food per person per day than Greece.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Greece put in 282 more hours a year than in Australia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Greece: 1,893 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 1.3 years longer than in Greece.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Greece: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Greece: 2.67 (2022)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 86% in Greece.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Greece: 86% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Australia and Greece are practically level.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Greece: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 79% in Greece.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Greece: 79% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Greece has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Greece: 114 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 14 times as long as Greece’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Greece: 2,339 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 36% more passengers per resident than those from Greece.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Greece: 1.83 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 30% of Greece, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Greece: 30.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 2.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Greece.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Greece: 5.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Greece: 49.7% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Greece carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2% more likely to be murdered in Australia than in Greece.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Greece are 62% deadlier than in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Australia is on average 6.8 °C warmer than Greece.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Greece gets 79% more rain than Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg)