How much coast is there?

Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Switzerland’s highest peak towers 1,717 m above Greece’s.

Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Greece has 15% more people than Switzerland.

Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Switzerland is 2.8 times as densely populated as Greece.

Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Greece is 3.4 years older than in Switzerland.

Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Switzerland have 0.1 more children on average than in Greece.

Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 20% in Switzerland.

Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Greece 1.0.

Greece: 1 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, Greece 1.

Greece: 1 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Switzerland’s economy is 3.7 times the size of Greece’s.

Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Switzerland produces 2.3 times as much per person as Greece.

Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in Greece (Gini 0.4 points higher).

Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 4.9% in Switzerland.

Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.7%.

Greece: 3.1% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Greece’s.

Greece: 60% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Switzerland spends 6 times as much on health per person as Greece.

Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Switzerland is 6% more likely to die before turning one than in Greece.

Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Greece has 47% more doctors per person than Switzerland.

Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.

Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 23% in Switzerland.

Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Switzerland rate their lives 1.32 points higher than in Greece.

Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Switzerland drink 2% more alcohol than in Greece.

Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Greece has 28% more meat per person than Switzerland.

Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Switzerland has 21 kcal more food per person per day than Greece.

Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Greece put in 364 more hours a year than in Switzerland.

Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Switzerland went to school 2.4 years longer than in Greece.

Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Greece welcomed 2.6 times as many tourists per resident as Switzerland (2019).

Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 86% in Greece.

Greece: 86% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

Greece and Switzerland are practically level.

Greece: 100% (2024) · Switzerland: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 79% in Greece.

Greece: 79% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114.

Greece: 114 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Switzerland’s railway network is 76% longer than Greece’s.

Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Switzerland fly 66% more passengers per resident than those from Greece.

Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 30% of Greece.

Greece: 30.3% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Greece emits 48% more CO₂ than someone in Switzerland.

Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 50% in Greece.

Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Greece carries 68% more fine dust than in Switzerland.

Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 41% more likely to be murdered in Greece than in Switzerland.

Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Greece are 3 times as deadly as in Switzerland.

Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Greece is on average 9.2 °C warmer than Switzerland.

Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Switzerland gets 2 times as much rain as Greece.

Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)