Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Thailand 3.9 times
Greece: 131,960 km² (2024) · Thailand: 513,115 km² (2024)
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)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 43% of Thailand, versus 39% of Greece
Greece: 38.9% (2024) · Thailand: 43.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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)
How crowded is it?
Thailand is 74% more densely populated than Greece
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Thailand: 140 per km² (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many official languages?
Greece and Thailand are practically level
Greece: 1 (2026) · Thailand: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 72% more per person than Thailand
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Greece and Thailand are practically level
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Thailand: 33.3 (2024)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 16% in Thailand
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Thailand: 15.5% (2024)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Greece has 12 more World Heritage sites than Thailand (21 against 9)
Greece: 21 (2026) · Thailand: 9 (2026)
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
How many people are online?
91% of people in Thailand are online, versus 86% in Greece
Greece: 86% (2024) · Thailand: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Thailand is 93% faster than in Greece
Greece: 186 Mbps (2026) · Thailand: 360 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Greece and Thailand are practically level
Greece: 100% (2024) · Thailand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 63% in Thailand
Greece: 79% (2025) · Thailand: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114
Greece: 114 (2024) · Thailand: 161 (2024)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: no data
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
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)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).