Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Russia 130 times
Greece: 131,960 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Russia’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as Greece’s
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Russia’s highest peak towers 2,725 m above Greece’s
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 39% of Greece, versus 13% of Russia
Greece: 38.9% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 14 times as many people as Greece
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Greece is 9.2 times as densely populated as Russia
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 2.6 cm taller than in Russia
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 1.3 cm taller than in Russia
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Russia: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 6.3 years older than in Russia
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Russia: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Russia have 0.2 more children on average than in Greece
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 18% in Russia
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Russia: 17.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Greece hosts 157 times as many refugees per resident as Russia
Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Greece 1.0
Greece: 1 (2026) · Russia: 2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Greece and Russia are practically level
Greece: 1 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 9.1 times the size of Greece’s
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Russia produces 10% more per person than Greece
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Greece than in Russia (Gini 0.4 points higher)
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Russia: 33 (2023)
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 Russia
Greece: 0.6% (2023) · Russia: 0.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 2.1% in Russia
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Greece 3.0%
Greece: 3% (2025) · Russia: 7.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Russia’s 11%
Greece: 27.4% (2024) · Russia: 10.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Russia’s
Greece: 60% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 2 times as much on health per person as Russia
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 8.4 years longer than in Russia
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Russia: 73.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Russia is 28% more likely to die before turning one than in Greece
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 29% more doctors per person than Russia
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Russia has 59% more hospital beds per person than Greece
Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Russia is 5.1 times that in Greece
Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 21% in Russia
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 27% in Russia
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Russia: 27% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Russia rate their lives 0.14 points higher than in Greece
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Russia: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Russia drink 21% more alcohol than in Greece
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Russia: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Russia has 3% more meat per person than Greece
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Russia: 84.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Russia has 147 kcal more food per person per day than Greece
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Russia put in 194 more hours a year than in Greece
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Russia: 2,087 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Russia went to school 0.86 years longer than in Greece
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Russia: 12.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Russia: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 12 more World Heritage sites than Greece (33 against 21)
Greece: 21 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Greece 129
Greece: 129 (2026 edition) · Russia: 539 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 86% in Greece
Greece: 86% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Greece: 186 Mbps (2026) · Russia: no data
Who has electricity at home?
Greece and Russia are practically level
Greece: 100% (2024) · Russia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 75% in Russia
Greece: 79% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114
Greece: 114 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 37 times as long as Greece’s
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Russia: 85,544 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 2.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Russia
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Russia: 0.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 37% of Greece
Greece: 36.9% (2024) · Russia: 50.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Greece
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Russia: 12.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Russia: 17.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Greece carries 17% more fine dust than in Russia
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9.3 times as likely to be murdered in Russia as in Greece
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Russia are 24% deadlier than in Greece
Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Greece is on average 18.3 °C warmer than Russia
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Greece gets 36% more rain than Russia
Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Greece bigger than Russia?
Russia is larger. Greece fits inside Russia 130 times.
Which has more people, Greece or Russia?
Russia has 14 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Russia?
People in Greece live 8.4 years longer than in Russia. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 73.4 in Russia.
Are people taller in Greece or Russia?
Men in Greece are 2.6 cm taller than in Russia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
