Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Australia 59 times
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2024) · Greece: 131,960 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Australia, versus 39% of Greece
Australia: 47.3% (2024) · Greece: 38.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 22 times as densely populated as Australia
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Greece: 81 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Greece and Australia are practically level
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Greece: 179.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 1.1 cm taller than in Australia
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Greece: 165.8 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Greece hosts 11 times as many refugees per resident as Australia
Australia: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Australia and Greece are practically level
Australia: 1 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Australia and Greece are practically level
Australia: 0.9% (2020) · Greece: 0.6% (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 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Australia 1.9%
Australia: 1.9% (2025) · Greece: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Australia’s 24%
Australia: 23.6% (2022) · Greece: 27.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Greece’s
Australia: 91% (2025) · Greece: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Australia live 1.2 years longer than in Greece
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Greece: 81.8 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Greece has 12% more hospital beds per person than Australia
Australia: 3.8 per 1,000 (2016) · Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Australia is 3.2 times that in Greece
Australia: 12.6 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Australia and Greece are practically level
Australia: 21 (2026) · Greece: 21 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Australia has won 619 Olympic medals, Greece 129
Australia: 619 (2026 edition) · Greece: 129 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 86% in Greece
Australia: 96% (2024) · Greece: 86% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Australia is 40% faster than in Greece
Australia: 261 Mbps (2026) · Greece: 186 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Greece, but only 17% of Australia
Australia: 17.4% (2024) · Greece: 36.9% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 44% deadlier than in Australia
Australia: 7.5 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Australia bigger than Greece?
Australia is larger. Greece fits inside Australia 59 times.
Which has more people, Australia or Greece?
Australia has 2.7 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Greece?
People in Australia live 1.2 years longer than in Greece. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 81.8 in Greece.
Are people taller in Australia or Greece?
Greece and Australia are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
