Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Canada 118 times
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024) · Greece: 131,960 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 15 times as long as Greece’s
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 3,042 m above Greece’s
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 39% of Greece, versus 6.5% of Canada
Canada: 6.5% (2024) · Greece: 38.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Canada has 4 times as many people as Greece
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Greece: 10.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Greece is 17 times as densely populated as Canada
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Greece: 81 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Greece and Canada are practically level
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Greece: 179.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 1.1 cm taller than in Canada
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Greece: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 5.4 years older than in Canada
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Greece: 45.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Canada and Greece are practically level
Canada: 1.25 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 20% in Canada
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Greece: 24.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Greece hosts 29% more refugees per resident than Canada
Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025) · Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Greece 1.0
Canada: 5.5 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Greece 1
Canada: 2 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 8.3 times the size of Greece’s
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Greece: $281 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 47% more per person than Greece
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Greece: Int$45,264 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Greece than in Canada (Gini 1.9 points higher)
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Greece: 33.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Greece and Canada are practically level
Canada: 0.3% (2022) · Greece: 0.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 6.9% in Canada
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Greece: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Canada 1.6%
Canada: 1.6% (2025) · Greece: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Canada’s 14%
Canada: 13.7% (2024) · Greece: 27.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Greece’s
Canada: 83% (2025) · Greece: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 3.2 times as much on health per person as Greece
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Greece: $1,963 (2023)
How long do people live?
Canada and Greece are practically level
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Greece: 81.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Canada is 47% more likely to die before turning one than in Greece
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Canada
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Greece has 68% more hospital beds per person than Canada
Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Canada is 2.2 times that in Greece
Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 27% in Canada
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Greece: 33.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 11% in Canada
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Greece: 30.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 1.04 points higher than in Greece
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Greece: 5.70 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 8% more alcohol than in Greece
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Greece: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 16% more meat per person than Greece
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Greece: 82 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 208 kcal more food per person per day than Greece
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Greece put in 162 more hours a year than in Canada
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Greece: 1,893 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 2.3 years longer than in Greece
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Greece: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 5.5 times as many tourists per resident as Canada (2019)
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Greece: 2.67 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Canada has 1 more World Heritage site than Greece (22 against 21)
Canada: 22 (2026) · Greece: 21 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, Greece 129
Canada: 597 (2026 edition) · Greece: 129 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 86% in Greece
Canada: 94% (2024) · Greece: 86% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Canada is 91% faster than in Greece
Canada: 357 Mbps (2026) · Greece: 186 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Canada and Greece are practically level
Canada: 100% (2024) · Greece: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 79% in Greece
Canada: 83% (2025) · Greece: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Greece has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94
Canada: 94 (2024) · Greece: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 21 times as long as Greece’s
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Greece: 2,339 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 16% more passengers per resident than those from Greece
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Greece: 1.83 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Canada, but only 37% of Greece
Canada: 42% (2024) · Greece: 36.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Greece
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Greece: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 50% in Greece
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Greece: 49.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Greece carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Canada
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.4 times as likely to be murdered in Canada as in Greece
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Greece are 42% deadlier than in Canada
Canada: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Greece is on average 18.7 °C warmer than Canada
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Greece gets 17% more rain than Canada
Canada: 683 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 Canada bigger than Greece?
Canada is larger. Greece fits inside Canada 118 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Greece?
Canada has 4 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Greece?
Canada and Greece are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 81.8 in Greece.
Are people taller in Canada or Greece?
Greece and Canada are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
