Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Belgium fits inside Greece 4.3 times.
Belgium: 30,689 km² (2023) · Greece: 131,960 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 206 times as long as Belgium’s.
Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Greece’s highest peak towers 2,223 m above Belgium’s.
Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Belgium has 15% more people than Greece.
Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Greece: 10.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Belgium is 4.8 times as densely populated as Greece.
Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Greece: 81 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Greece and Belgium are practically level.
Belgium: 179.1 cm (2019) · Greece: 179.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 2.4 cm taller than in Belgium.
Belgium: 163.4 cm (2019) · Greece: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 4.3 years older than in Belgium.
Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Greece: 45.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Belgium have 0.2 more children on average than in Greece.
Belgium: 1.44 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 21% in Belgium.
Belgium: 21% (2025) · Greece: 24.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Greece 1.0.
Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · Greece: 1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Belgium has 3 official languages, Greece 1.
Belgium: 3 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Belgium’s economy is 2.6 times the size of Greece’s.
Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Greece: $281 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Belgium produces 65% more per person than Greece.
Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Greece: Int$45,264 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Greece than in Belgium (Gini 6.6 points higher).
Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Greece: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 5.9% in Belgium.
Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Greece: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Belgium 1.3%.
Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · Greece: 3.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Greece’s.
Belgium: 81% (2025) · Greece: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Belgium spends 3 times as much on health per person as Greece.
Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · Greece: $1,963 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Belgium live 0.46 years longer than in Greece.
Belgium: 82.3 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 Belgium.
Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 84% more doctors per person than Belgium.
Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 23% in Belgium.
Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Greece: 33.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 24% in Belgium.
Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Greece: 30.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Belgium rate their lives 1.23 points higher than in Greece.
Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Greece: 5.70 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Belgium drink 11% more alcohol than in Greece.
Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Greece: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 37% more meat per person than Belgium.
Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Greece: 82 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Belgium has 540 kcal more food per person per day than Greece.
Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Greece put in 300 more hours a year than in Belgium.
Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Greece: 1,893 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Belgium went to school 1.1 years longer than in Greece.
Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Greece: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 3.3 times as many tourists per resident as Belgium (2019).
Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Greece: 2.67 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 86% in Greece.
Belgium: 96% (2024) · Greece: 86% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Belgium and Greece are practically level.
Belgium: 100% (2024) · Greece: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Belgium live in cities, versus 79% in Greece.
Belgium: 88% (2025) · Greece: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Greece has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium 104.
Belgium: 104 (2024) · Greece: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Belgium’s railway network is 54% longer than Greece’s.
Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Greece: 2,339 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 92% more passengers per resident than those from Belgium.
Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Greece: 1.83 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Greece, but only 23% of Belgium.
Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · Greece: 30.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Belgium emits 37% more CO₂ than someone in Greece.
Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Greece: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Belgium.
Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Greece: 49.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Greece carries 62% more fine dust than in Belgium.
Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 29% more likely to be murdered in Belgium than in Greece.
Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Greece are 59% deadlier than in Belgium.
Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Greece is on average 4.7 °C warmer than Belgium.
Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Belgium gets 16% more rain than Greece.
Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Belgium bigger than Greece?
Greece is larger. Belgium fits inside Greece 4.3 times.
Which has more people, Belgium or Greece?
Belgium has 15% more people than Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Belgium or Greece?
People in Belgium live 0.46 years longer than in Greece. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Belgium and 81.8 in Greece.
Are people taller in Belgium or Greece?
Greece and Belgium are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
