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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Greece fits inside Thailand 3.9 times

Greece: 131,960 km² (2024) · Thailand: 513,115 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Greece’s coastline is 4.2 times as long as Thailand’s

Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Greece’s highest peak towers 352 m above Thailand’s

Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 43% of Thailand, versus 39% of Greece

Greece: 38.9% (2024) · Thailand: 43.3% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Thailand has 6.9 times as many people as Greece

Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Thailand: 71.6 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Thailand is 74% more densely populated than Greece

Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Thailand: 140 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Greece are 7.6 cm taller than in Thailand

Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Greece are 6.4 cm taller than in Thailand

Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Thailand: 159.4 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Greece is 6.1 years older than in Thailand

Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Thailand: 39.7 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Greece and Thailand are practically level

Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Thailand: 1.2 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 16% in Thailand

Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Thailand: 16% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Greece hosts 11 times as many refugees per resident as Thailand

Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Thailand: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Thailand none

Greece: 1 (2026) · Thailand: 0 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Greece and Thailand are practically level

Greece: 1 (2026) · Thailand: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Thailand’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Greece’s

Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Thailand: $577 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Greece produces 72% more per person than Thailand

Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Greece and Thailand are practically level

Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Thailand: 33.3 (2024)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

0.6% of people in Greece live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Thailand

Greece: 0.6% (2023) · Thailand: 0% (2024)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 0.8% in Thailand

Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Thailand: 0.8% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Greece spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Thailand 1.0%

Greece: 3% (2025) · Thailand: 1% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Thailand’s 15%

Greece: 27.4% (2024) · Thailand: 15.2% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

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

Greece: 60% (2025) · Thailand: 31% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Greece spends 6 times as much on health per person as Thailand

Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Thailand: $327 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Greece live 5.3 years longer than in Thailand

Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Thailand: 76.6 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Thailand is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece

Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Greece has 12 times as many doctors per person as Thailand

Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Greece has 79% more hospital beds per person than Thailand

Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Thailand: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Thailand is 2.5 times that in Greece

Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 9.6 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 16% in Thailand

Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Thailand: 15.5% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 18% in Thailand

Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Thailand: 17.8% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Thailand rate their lives 0.60 points higher than in Greece

Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Thailand: 6.30 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Greece drink 9% more alcohol than in Thailand

Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Greece has 3.3 times as much meat per person as Thailand

Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Greece has 526 kcal more food per person per day than Thailand

Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Thailand put in 284 more hours a year than in Greece

Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Greece went to school 2.5 years longer than in Thailand

Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Thailand: 9 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Greece welcomed 4.8 times as many tourists per resident as Thailand (2019)

Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Thailand: 0.56 (2019)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Greece has 12 more World Heritage sites than Thailand (21 against 9)

Greece: 21 (2026) · Thailand: 9 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Greece has won 129 Olympic medals, Thailand 41

Greece: 129 (2026 edition) · Thailand: 41 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

91% of people in Thailand are online, versus 86% in Greece

Greece: 86% (2024) · Thailand: 91% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Thailand is 93% faster than in Greece

Greece: 186 Mbps (2026) · Thailand: 360 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Greece and Thailand are practically level

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 63% in Thailand

Greece: 79% (2025) · Thailand: 63% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114

Greece: 114 (2024) · Thailand: 161 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Thailand’s railway network is 75% longer than Greece’s

Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Thailand: 4,092 km (2017)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Greece fly 2.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Thailand

Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Thailand: 0.72 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 39% of Thailand, but only 37% of Greece

Greece: 36.9% (2024) · Thailand: 38.7% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Greece emits 42% more CO₂ than someone in Thailand

Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Thailand: 3.7 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Thailand

Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Thailand: 16.6% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Thailand carries 54% more fine dust than in Greece

Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: no data

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Thailand are 3.3 times as deadly as in Greece

Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 35.6 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Thailand is on average 11.0 °C warmer than Greece

Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Thailand gets 2.1 times as much rain as Greece

Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 1,657 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Greece bigger than Thailand?

Thailand is larger. Greece fits inside Thailand 3.9 times.

Which has more people, Greece or Thailand?

Thailand has 6.9 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Greece or Thailand?

People in Greece live 5.3 years longer than in Thailand. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 76.6 in Thailand.

Are people taller in Greece or Thailand?

Men in Greece are 7.6 cm taller than in Thailand (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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