Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece is 88% bigger than Ireland.
Greece: 131,960 km² (2023) · Ireland: 70,280 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 9.4 times as long as Ireland’s.
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Greece’s highest peak towers 1,876 m above Ireland’s.
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Greece has 90% more people than Ireland.
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Ireland: 5.48 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Greece is 1% more densely populated than Ireland.
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Ireland: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Greece and Ireland are practically level.
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Ireland: 179 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 1.3 cm taller than in Ireland.
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Ireland: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 7.3 years older than in Ireland.
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Ireland: 38.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ireland have 0.2 more children on average than in Greece.
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 16% in Ireland.
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Ireland: 16.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Greece 1.0.
Greece: 1 (2025) · Ireland: 9.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ireland has 2 official languages, Greece 1.
Greece: 1 (2026) · Ireland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ireland’s economy is 2.6 times the size of Greece’s.
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Ireland: $722 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ireland produces 3.4 times as much per person as Greece.
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Greece than in Ireland (Gini 4.4 points higher).
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Ireland: 29 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 4.6% in Ireland.
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Ireland: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%.
Greece: 3.1% (2024) · Ireland: 0.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Greece’s.
Greece: 60% (2025) · Ireland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ireland spends 3.8 times as much on health per person as Greece.
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Ireland: $7,395 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Ireland live 1.2 years longer than in Greece.
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Ireland: 83 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ireland is 6% more likely to die before turning one than in Greece.
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 70% more doctors per person than Ireland.
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 31% in Ireland.
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Ireland: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 18% in Ireland.
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Ireland: 18.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ireland rate their lives 1.23 points higher than in Greece.
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Ireland: 6.93 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ireland drink 20% more alcohol than in Greece.
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ireland has 20% more meat per person than Greece.
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ireland has 539 kcal more food per person per day than Greece.
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Greece put in 239 more hours a year than in Ireland.
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ireland went to school 0.17 years longer than in Greece.
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Ireland: 11.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 21% more tourists per resident than Ireland (2019).
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Ireland: 2.2 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 86% in Greece.
Greece: 86% (2024) · Ireland: 97% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Greece and Ireland are practically level.
Greece: 100% (2024) · Ireland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 65% in Ireland.
Greece: 79% (2025) · Ireland: 65% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Greece has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ireland 113.
Greece: 114 (2024) · Ireland: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Greece’s railway network is 42% longer than Ireland’s.
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Ireland: 1,650 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ireland fly 19 times as many passengers per resident as those from Greece.
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Ireland: 35.11 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Greece, but only 12% of Ireland.
Greece: 30.3% (2023) · Ireland: 11.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ireland emits 19% more CO₂ than someone in Greece.
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Ireland: 6.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Ireland.
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Ireland: 48.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Greece carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Ireland.
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 28% more likely to be murdered in Greece than in Ireland.
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Greece are 2.6 times as deadly as in Ireland.
Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021) · Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Greece is on average 5.5 °C warmer than Ireland.
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ireland gets 42% more rain than Greece.
Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Greece bigger than Ireland?
Greece is larger. Greece is 88% bigger than Ireland.
Which has more people, Greece or Ireland?
Greece has 90% more people than Ireland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Ireland?
People in Ireland live 1.2 years longer than in Greece. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 83.0 in Ireland.
Are people taller in Greece or Ireland?
Greece and Ireland are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
