Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Finland 2.6 times.
Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · Greece: 131,960 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 11 times as long as Finland’s.
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Greece’s highest peak towers 1,589 m above Finland’s.
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Greece has 84% more people than Finland.
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Greece: 10.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Greece is 4.3 times as densely populated as Finland.
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Greece: 81 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 1.3 cm taller than in Greece.
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Greece: 179.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Finland and Greece are practically level.
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Greece: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 3 years older than in Finland.
Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Greece: 45.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Finland have 0.0 more children on average than in Greece.
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Greece and Finland are practically level.
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Greece: 24.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Greece 1.0.
Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Greece: 1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Greece 1.
Finland: 2 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Finland’s economy is 13% larger than Greece’s.
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Greece: $281 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 46% more per person than Greece.
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Greece: Int$45,264 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Greece than in Finland (Gini 6 points higher).
Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Greece: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 8.5% in Greece.
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Greece: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Finland 2.3%.
Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Greece: 3.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Greece’s.
Finland: 85% (2025) · Greece: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 2.8 times as much on health per person as Greece.
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Greece: $1,963 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 0.5 years longer than in Greece.
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Greece: 81.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Greece is 68% more likely to die before turning one than in Finland.
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 82% more doctors per person than Finland.
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 26% in Finland.
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Greece: 33.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 21% in Finland.
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Greece: 30.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 2.07 points higher than in Greece.
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Greece: 5.70 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 9% more alcohol than in Greece.
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Greece: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 18% more meat per person than Finland.
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Greece: 82 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 36 kcal more food per person per day than Finland.
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Greece put in 396 more hours a year than in Finland.
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Greece: 1,893 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 1.4 years longer than in Greece.
Finland: 13 years (2023) · Greece: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 3.3 times as many tourists per resident as Finland (2019).
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Greece: 2.67 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 86% in Greece.
Finland: 94% (2024) · Greece: 86% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Finland and Greece are practically level.
Finland: 100% (2024) · Greece: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 75% in Finland.
Finland: 75% (2025) · Greece: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114.
Finland: 126 (2024) · Greece: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland’s railway network is 2.5 times as long as Greece’s.
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Greece: 2,339 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 4% more passengers per resident than those from Greece.
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Greece: 1.83 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 30% of Greece.
Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Greece: 30.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
Greece and Finland are nearly identical here.
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Greece: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 50% in Greece.
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Greece: 49.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Greece carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 17% more likely to be murdered in Finland than in Greece.
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Greece are 74% deadlier than in Finland.
Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Greece is on average 12.2 °C warmer than Finland.
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Greece gets 6% more rain than Finland.
Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Finland bigger than Greece?
Finland is larger. Greece fits inside Finland 2.6 times.
Which has more people, Finland or Greece?
Greece has 84% more people than Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Greece?
People in Finland live 0.5 years longer than in Greece. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 81.8 in Greece.
Are people taller in Finland or Greece?
Men in Finland are 1.3 cm taller than in Greece (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
