Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Germany 2.7 times.
Germany: 357,680 km² (2023) · Greece: 131,960 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 5.7 times as long as Germany’s.
Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition) · Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Germany’s highest peak towers 46 m above Greece’s.
Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition) · Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Germany has 8 times as many people as Greece.
Germany: 83.5 million (2025) · Greece: 10.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Germany is 3 times as densely populated as Greece.
Germany: 239 per km² (2025) · Greece: 81 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Germany are 1.0 cm taller than in Greece.
Germany: 180.3 cm (2019) · Greece: 179.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Germany and Greece are practically level.
Germany: 166.2 cm (2019) · Greece: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 0.6 years older than in Germany.
Germany: 45.1 years (2023) · Greece: 45.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Germany have 0.1 more children on average than in Greece.
Germany: 1.36 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 24% in Germany.
Germany: 23.7% (2025) · Greece: 24.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Germany has produced 10.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Greece 1.0.
Germany: 10.1 (2025) · Greece: 1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Germany and Greece are practically level.
Germany: 1 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Germany’s economy is 18 times the size of Greece’s.
Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025) · Greece: $281 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Germany produces 67% more per person than Greece.
Germany: Int$75,407 (2025) · Greece: Int$45,264 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Germany than in Greece (Gini 0.3 points higher).
Germany: 33.7 (2022) · Greece: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 3.7% in Germany.
Germany: 3.7% (2025) · Greece: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Germany 1.9%.
Germany: 1.9% (2024) · Greece: 3.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Greece’s.
Germany: 80% (2025) · Greece: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Germany spends 3.5 times as much on health per person as Greece.
Germany: $6,849 (2024) · Greece: $1,963 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 1 year longer than in Germany.
Germany: 80.8 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 Germany.
Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 45% more doctors per person than Germany.
Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 24% in Germany.
Germany: 24.5% (2024) · Greece: 33.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 22% in Germany.
Germany: 22% (2024) · Greece: 30.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Germany rate their lives 1.18 points higher than in Greece.
Germany: 6.88 (2025) · Greece: 5.70 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Germany drink 27% more alcohol than in Greece.
Germany: 10.9 litres (2023) · Greece: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 16% more meat per person than Germany.
Germany: 70.7 kg (2023) · Greece: 82 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Germany has 153 kcal more food per person per day than Greece.
Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023) · Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Greece put in 558 more hours a year than in Germany.
Germany: 1,335 hours (2023) · Greece: 1,893 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Germany went to school 2.7 years longer than in Greece.
Germany: 14.3 years (2023) · Greece: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 6 times as many tourists per resident as Germany (2019).
Germany: 0.45 (2024) · Greece: 2.67 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Germany are online, versus 86% in Greece.
Germany: 94% (2024) · Greece: 86% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Germany and Greece are practically level.
Germany: 100% (2024) · Greece: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
82% of people in Germany live in cities, versus 79% in Greece.
Germany: 82% (2025) · Greece: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Germany has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114.
Germany: 129 (2024) · Greece: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Germany’s railway network is 14 times as long as Greece’s.
Germany: 33,401 km (2021) · Greece: 2,339 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 91% more passengers per resident than those from Germany.
Germany: 0.96 (2023) · Greece: 1.83 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Germany, but only 30% of Greece.
Germany: 32.7% (2023) · Greece: 30.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Germany emits 27% more CO₂ than someone in Greece.
Germany: 6.8 t (2024) · Greece: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
59% of Germany’s electricity is renewable, versus 50% in Greece.
Germany: 59.1% (2025) · Greece: 49.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Greece carries 66% more fine dust than in Germany.
Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8% more likely to be murdered in Germany than in Greece.
Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Greece are 2.2 times as deadly as in Germany.
Germany: 3.3 per 100k (2021) · Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Greece is on average 5.5 °C warmer than Germany.
Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Germany gets 9% more rain than Greece.
Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Germany bigger than Greece?
Germany is larger. Greece fits inside Germany 2.7 times.
Which has more people, Germany or Greece?
Germany has 8 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Germany or Greece?
People in Greece live 1 year longer than in Germany. Life expectancy at birth is 80.8 years in Germany and 81.8 in Greece.
Are people taller in Germany or Greece?
Men in Germany are 1.0 cm taller than in Greece (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
