Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside France 4.6 times.
France: 606,410 km² (2023) · Greece: 131,960 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
France has produced 9.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Greece 1.0.
France: 9.3 (2025) · Greece: 1 (2025)
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 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 3.1% of its GDP on the military, France 2.1%.
France: 2.1% (2024) · Greece: 3.1% (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 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)
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)
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 32% of France, but only 30% of Greece.
France: 32.5% (2023) · Greece: 30.3% (2023)
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 55% deadlier than in France.
France: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
