Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside India 25 times.
Greece: 131,960 km² (2023) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 2 times as long as India’s.
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 5,669 m above Greece’s.
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 141 times as many people as Greece.
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 6.1 times as densely populated as Greece.
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 12.8 cm taller than in India.
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · India: 166.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 10.6 cm taller than in India.
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · India: 155.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 18 years older than in India.
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.7 more children on average than in Greece.
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India.
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1.
Greece: 1 (2025) · India: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Greece 1.
Greece: 1 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 14 times the size of Greece’s.
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 3.9 times as much per person as India.
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Greece than in India (Gini 7.9 points higher).
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · India: 25.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 4.2% in India.
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, India 2.3%.
Greece: 3.1% (2024) · India: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× India’s.
Greece: 60% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 23 times as much on health per person as India.
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · India: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 9.6 years longer than in India.
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · India: 72.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 7.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece.
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 9.1 times as many doctors per person as India.
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 8.0% in India.
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 23% in India.
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · India: 22.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Greece rate their lives 1.16 points higher than in India.
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · India: 4.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 64% more alcohol than in India.
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 10 times as much meat per person as India.
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 713 kcal more food per person per day than India.
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 490 more hours a year than in Greece.
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · India: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 4.7 years longer than in India.
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 394 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019).
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · India: 0.01 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 70% in India.
Greece: 86% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Greece and India are practically level.
Greece: 100% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 36% in India.
Greece: 79% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Greece has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.
Greece: 114 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 29 times as long as Greece’s.
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · India: 68,103 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from India.
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · India: 0.12 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Greece, but only 25% of India.
Greece: 30.3% (2023) · India: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in India.
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · India: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India.
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · India: 24.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Greece.
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.4 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Greece.
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 2 times as deadly as in Greece.
Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021) · India: 14.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 8.7 °C warmer than Greece.
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 59% more rain than Greece.
Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Greece bigger than India?
India is larger. Greece fits inside India 25 times.
Which has more people, Greece or India?
India has 141 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or India?
People in Greece live 9.6 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 72.2 in India.
Are people taller in Greece or India?
Men in Greece are 12.8 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
