Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside France 4.6 times
France: 606,410 km² (2024) · Greece: 131,960 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as France’s
France: 4,853 km (2026 edition) · Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
France’s highest peak towers 1,893 m above Greece’s
France: 4,810 m (2026 edition) · Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 53% of France, versus 39% of Greece
France: 52.8% (2024) · Greece: 38.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
France has 6.6 times as many people as Greece
France: 68.7 million (2025) · Greece: 10.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
France is 58% more densely populated than Greece
France: 128 per km² (2025) · Greece: 81 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Greece and France are practically level
France: 178.6 cm (2019) · Greece: 179.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 1.3 cm taller than in France
France: 164.5 cm (2019) · Greece: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 3.9 years older than in France
France: 41.8 years (2023) · Greece: 45.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in France have 0.4 more children on average than in Greece
France: 1.61 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 23% in France
France: 22.5% (2025) · Greece: 24.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Greece hosts 13% more refugees per resident than France
France: 11.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
France has produced 9.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Greece 1.0
France: 9.5 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
How many official languages?
France and Greece are practically level
France: 1 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
France’s economy is 12 times the size of Greece’s
France: $3.37 trillion (2025) · Greece: $281 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
France produces 41% more per person than Greece
France: Int$63,975 (2025) · Greece: Int$45,264 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Greece than in France (Gini 1.6 points higher)
France: 31.8 (2023) · Greece: 33.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
0.6% of people in Greece live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in France
France: 0.1% (2023) · Greece: 0.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 7.5% in France
France: 7.5% (2025) · Greece: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, France 2.0%
France: 2% (2025) · Greece: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, France’s 23%
France: 22.8% (2024) · Greece: 27.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
France’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Greece’s
France: 77% (2025) · Greece: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
France spends 2.7 times as much on health per person as Greece
France: $5,327 (2024) · Greece: $1,963 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in France live 1.1 years longer than in Greece
France: 83 years (2024) · Greece: 81.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in France is 6% more likely to die before turning one than in Greece
France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 2 times as many doctors per person as France
France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
France has 32% more hospital beds per person than Greece
France: 5.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in France is 3.6 times that in Greece
France: 13.9 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 13% in France
France: 12.5% (2024) · Greece: 33.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
34% of adults in France smoke, versus 30% in Greece
France: 33.6% (2024) · Greece: 30.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in France rate their lives 0.89 points higher than in Greece
France: 6.59 (2025) · Greece: 5.70 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in France drink 30% more alcohol than in Greece
France: 11.2 litres (2023) · Greece: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 2% more meat per person than France
France: 80.3 kg (2023) · Greece: 82 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
France has 108 kcal more food per person per day than Greece
France: 3,490 kcal (2023) · Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Greece put in 406 more hours a year than in France
France: 1,487 hours (2023) · Greece: 1,893 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in France went to school 0.21 years longer than in Greece
France: 11.8 years (2023) · Greece: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 2 times as many tourists per resident as France (2019)
France: 1.35 (2019) · Greece: 2.67 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
France has 35 more World Heritage sites than Greece (56 against 21)
France: 56 (2026) · Greece: 21 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
France has won 985 Olympic medals, Greece 129
France: 985 (2026 edition) · Greece: 129 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in France are online, versus 86% in Greece
France: 89% (2024) · Greece: 86% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in France is 2.5 times as fast as in Greece
France: 460 Mbps (2026) · Greece: 186 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
France and Greece are practically level
France: 100% (2024) · Greece: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Greece and France are practically level
France: 79% (2025) · Greece: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
France has 117 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114
France: 117 (2023) · Greece: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
France’s railway network is 12 times as long as Greece’s
France: 27,716 km (2021) · Greece: 2,339 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 95% more passengers per resident than those from France
France: 0.94 (2023) · Greece: 1.83 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Greece, but only 33% of France
France: 32.9% (2024) · Greece: 36.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 34% more CO₂ than someone in France
France: 4 t (2024) · Greece: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in France
France: 26.1% (2025) · Greece: 49.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Greece carries 70% more fine dust than in France
France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 61% more likely to be murdered in France than in Greece
France: 1.3 per 100k (2024) · Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Greece are 42% deadlier than in France
France: 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 1.6 °C warmer than France
France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
France gets 45% more rain than Greece
France: 1,158 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 France bigger than Greece?
France is larger. Greece fits inside France 4.6 times.
Which has more people, France or Greece?
France has 6.6 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, France or Greece?
People in France live 1.1 years longer than in Greece. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in France and 81.8 in Greece.
Are people taller in France or Greece?
Greece and France are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
