Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Greece 6 times.
Greece: 131,960 km² (2023) · Israel: 22,070 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 50 times as long as Israel’s.
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Israel: 273 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Greece’s highest peak towers 681 m above Israel’s.
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Greece has 3% more people than Israel.
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Israel: 10.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 5.8 times as densely populated as Greece.
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Israel: 468 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 3.3 cm taller than in Israel.
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Israel: 176 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 3.6 cm taller than in Israel.
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Israel: 162.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 17 years older than in Israel.
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Israel: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 1.6 more children on average than in Greece.
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 13% in Israel.
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Israel: 12.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Greece 1.0.
Greece: 1 (2025) · Israel: 5.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, Greece 1.
Greece: 1 (2026) · Israel: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Greece’s.
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Israel: $611 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 32% more per person than Greece.
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Israel: Int$59,717 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Greece (Gini 4.9 points higher).
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Israel: 38.3 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 3.5% in Israel.
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Israel: 3.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Greece 3.1%.
Greece: 3.1% (2024) · Israel: 8.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Greece’s.
Greece: 60% (2025) · Israel: 101% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 2 times as much on health per person as Greece.
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Israel: $3,928 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 1.4 years longer than in Greece.
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Israel: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Greece is 19% more likely to die before turning one than in Israel.
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 73% more doctors per person than Israel.
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 23% in Israel.
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Israel: 23.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 21% in Israel.
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Israel: 21.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 1.49 points higher than in Greece.
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Israel: 7.19 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Israel.
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Israel: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 33% more meat per person than Greece.
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Israel: 108.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 372 kcal more food per person per day than Greece.
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Greece and Israel are practically level.
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Israel: 1,890 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 2 years longer than in Greece.
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Israel: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 28 times as many tourists per resident as Israel (2019).
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Israel: 0.1 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 86% in Greece.
Greece: 86% (2024) · Israel: 88% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Greece and Israel are practically level.
Greece: 100% (2024) · Israel: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 79% in Greece.
Greece: 79% (2025) · Israel: 92% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114.
Greece: 114 (2024) · Israel: 177 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Greece’s railway network is 36% longer than Israel’s.
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Israel: 1,720 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 2.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Israel.
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Israel: 0.73 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Greece, but only 6.5% of Israel.
Greece: 30.3% (2023) · Israel: 6.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 6% more CO₂ than someone in Greece.
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Israel: 5.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Israel: 16.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Israel carries 35% more fine dust than in Greece.
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 94% more likely to be murdered in Israel than in Greece.
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Greece are 74% deadlier than in Israel.
Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021) · Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Israel is on average 5.4 °C warmer than Greece.
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Greece gets 3.9 times as much rain as Israel.
Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Greece bigger than Israel?
Greece is larger. Israel fits inside Greece 6 times.
Which has more people, Greece or Israel?
Greece has 3% more people than Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Israel?
People in Israel live 1.4 years longer than in Greece. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 83.2 in Israel.
Are people taller in Greece or Israel?
Men in Greece are 3.3 cm taller than in Israel (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
