Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Netherlands fits inside Greece 3.2 times
Greece: 131,960 km² (2024) · Netherlands: 41,540 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 30 times as long as the Netherlands’
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 451 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Greece’s highest peak towers 2,055 m above the Netherlands’
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 862 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 53% of the Netherlands, versus 39% of Greece
Greece: 38.9% (2024) · Netherlands: 53.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Netherlands has 74% more people than Greece
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Netherlands: 18.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Netherlands is 6.6 times as densely populated as Greece
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Netherlands: 537 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Netherlands are 4.5 cm taller than in Greece
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Netherlands: 183.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the Netherlands are 4.6 cm taller than in Greece
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Netherlands: 170.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 4.4 years older than in the Netherlands
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Netherlands: 41.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Netherlands have 0.2 more children on average than in Greece
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Netherlands: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 21% in the Netherlands
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Netherlands: 20.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The Netherlands hosts 21% more refugees per resident than Greece
Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Netherlands: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Netherlands has produced 11.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Greece 1.0
Greece: 1 (2026) · Netherlands: 11.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Greece and the Netherlands are practically level
Greece: 1 (2026) · Netherlands: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Netherlands’ economy is 4.7 times the size of Greece’s
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Netherlands: $1.33 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Netherlands produces 93% more per person than Greece
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Netherlands: Int$87,320 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Greece than in the Netherlands (Gini 7.7 points higher)
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Netherlands: 25.7 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
0.6% of people in Greece live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in the Netherlands
Greece: 0.6% (2023) · Netherlands: 0.1% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 3.9% in the Netherlands
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Netherlands: 3.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, the Netherlands 2.2%
Greece: 3% (2025) · Netherlands: 2.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, the Netherlands’ 25%
Greece: 27.4% (2024) · Netherlands: 25.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Netherlands’ price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Greece’s
Greece: 60% (2025) · Netherlands: 84% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Netherlands spends 3.5 times as much on health per person as Greece
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Netherlands: $6,845 (2024)
How long do people live?
The Netherlands and Greece are practically level
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Netherlands: 82 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Netherlands is 6% more likely to die before turning one than in Greece
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 70% more doctors per person than the Netherlands
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Netherlands: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Greece has 76% more hospital beds per person than the Netherlands
Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Netherlands: 2.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the Netherlands is 2.5 times that in Greece
Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023) · Netherlands: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 17% in the Netherlands
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Netherlands: 16.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 21% in the Netherlands
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Netherlands: 20.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Netherlands rate their lives 1.53 points higher than in Greece
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Netherlands: 7.22 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Greece and the Netherlands are nearly identical here
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Netherlands: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 15% more meat per person than the Netherlands
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Netherlands: 71.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Netherlands has 85 kcal more food per person per day than Greece
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Netherlands: 3,467 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Greece put in 454 more hours a year than in the Netherlands
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Netherlands: 1,439 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Netherlands went to school 1.1 years longer than in Greece
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Netherlands: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 2.9 times as many tourists per resident as the Netherlands (2019)
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Netherlands: 0.91 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Greece has 8 more World Heritage sites than the Netherlands (21 against 13)
Greece: 21 (2026) · Netherlands: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Netherlands has won 524 Olympic medals, Greece 129
Greece: 129 (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 524 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in the Netherlands are online, versus 86% in Greece
Greece: 86% (2024) · Netherlands: 97% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the Netherlands is 74% faster than in Greece
Greece: 186 Mbps (2026) · Netherlands: 324 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Greece and the Netherlands are practically level
Greece: 100% (2024) · Netherlands: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
96% of people in the Netherlands live in cities, versus 79% in Greece
Greece: 79% (2025) · Netherlands: 96% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Netherlands has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114
Greece: 114 (2024) · Netherlands: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The Netherlands’ railway network is 30% longer than Greece’s
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Netherlands: 3,041 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Netherlands fly 25% more passengers per resident than those from Greece
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Netherlands: 2.29 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Greece, but only 11% of the Netherlands
Greece: 36.9% (2024) · Netherlands: 11% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Netherlands emits 19% more CO₂ than someone in Greece
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Netherlands: 6.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
51% of the Netherlands’ electricity is renewable, versus 50% in Greece
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Netherlands: 51.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Greece carries 57% more fine dust than in the Netherlands
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Netherlands: 9.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 22% more likely to be murdered in Greece than in the Netherlands
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Netherlands: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Greece are 2.1 times as deadly as in the Netherlands
Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023) · Netherlands: 5.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Greece is on average 4.5 °C warmer than the Netherlands
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Netherlands: 11.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Netherlands gets 11% more rain than Greece
Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Netherlands: 887 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Greece bigger than the Netherlands?
Greece is larger. The Netherlands fits inside Greece 3.2 times.
Which has more people, Greece or the Netherlands?
The Netherlands has 74% more people than Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or the Netherlands?
The Netherlands and Greece are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 82.0 in the Netherlands.
Are people taller in Greece or the Netherlands?
Men in the Netherlands are 4.5 cm taller than in Greece (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
