Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sri Lanka fits inside Greece 2 times.
Greece: 131,960 km² (2023) · Sri Lanka: 65,610 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 10 times as long as Sri Lanka’s.
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 1,340 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Greece’s highest peak towers 393 m above Sri Lanka’s.
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2,524 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sri Lanka has 2.1 times as many people as Greece.
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Sri Lanka: 21.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sri Lanka is 4.4 times as densely populated as Greece.
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 11.2 cm taller than in Sri Lanka.
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 168.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 9.9 cm taller than in Sri Lanka.
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 155.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 13 years older than in Sri Lanka.
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 32.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sri Lanka have 0.7 more children on average than in Greece.
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.95 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 12% in Sri Lanka.
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 12.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sri Lanka none.
Greece: 1 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Sri Lanka has 2 official languages, Greece 1.
Greece: 1 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Greece’s economy is 2.6 times the size of Sri Lanka’s.
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Sri Lanka: $109 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 2.7 times as much per person as Sri Lanka.
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Sri Lanka: Int$17,065 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sri Lanka than in Greece (Gini 4.3 points higher).
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 37.7 (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 4.0% in Sri Lanka.
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Sri Lanka 1.4%.
Greece: 3.1% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Sri Lanka’s.
Greece: 60% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 15 times as much on health per person as Sri Lanka.
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Sri Lanka: $134 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 4.2 years longer than in Sri Lanka.
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Sri Lanka: 77.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sri Lanka is 63% more likely to die before turning one than in Greece.
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 5.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 5.8 times as many doctors per person as Sri Lanka.
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Sri Lanka: 1.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 11% in Sri Lanka.
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 11.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 21% in Sri Lanka.
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Greece rate their lives 1.68 points higher than in Sri Lanka.
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4.01 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 3.4 times as much alcohol as in Sri Lanka.
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 7.1 times as much meat per person as Sri Lanka.
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Sri Lanka: 11.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 707 kcal more food per person per day than Sri Lanka.
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,675 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sri Lanka put in 160 more hours a year than in Greece.
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,053 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 0.78 years longer than in Sri Lanka.
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 82 times as many tourists per resident as Sri Lanka (2019).
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Sri Lanka: 0.03 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 55% in Sri Lanka.
Greece: 86% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 55% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Greece and Sri Lanka are practically level.
Greece: 100% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 20% in Sri Lanka.
Greece: 79% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 20% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sri Lanka has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114.
Greece: 114 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Greece’s railway network is 50% longer than Sri Lanka’s.
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Sri Lanka: 1,562 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 10 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sri Lanka.
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 0.18 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Sri Lanka, but only 30% of Greece.
Greece: 30.3% (2023) · Sri Lanka: 34% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 5.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sri Lanka.
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
62% of Sri Lanka’s electricity is renewable, versus 50% in Greece.
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 61.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sri Lanka carries 37% more fine dust than in Greece.
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.9 times as likely to be murdered in Sri Lanka as in Greece.
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Sri Lanka: 3.3 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sri Lanka are 58% deadlier than in Greece.
Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021) · Sri Lanka: 11.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sri Lanka is on average 11.1 °C warmer than Greece.
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Sri Lanka gets 2.3 times as much rain as Greece.
Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 1,839 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Greece bigger than Sri Lanka?
Greece is larger. Sri Lanka fits inside Greece 2 times.
Which has more people, Greece or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka has 2.1 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Sri Lanka?
People in Greece live 4.2 years longer than in Sri Lanka. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 77.7 in Sri Lanka.
Are people taller in Greece or Sri Lanka?
Men in Greece are 11.2 cm taller than in Sri Lanka (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
