Greece’s coastline is 90% longer than Türkiye’s

Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Türkiye’s highest peak towers 2,220 m above Greece’s

Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 50% of Türkiye, versus 39% of Greece

Greece: 38.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

Türkiye has 8.2 times as many people as Greece

Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

Türkiye is 38% more densely populated than Greece

Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

The typical person in Greece is 13 years older than in Türkiye

Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)

Women in Türkiye have 0.2 more children on average than in Greece

Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)

24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 11% in Türkiye

Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)

Türkiye hosts 2.2 times as many refugees per resident as Greece

Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Türkiye 0.5

Greece: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

Greece and Türkiye are practically level

Greece: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)

Türkiye’s economy is 5.7 times the size of Greece’s

Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)

Türkiye and Greece are nearly identical here

Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Greece (Gini 10.3 points higher)

Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)

Greece and Türkiye are practically level

Greece: 0.6% (2023) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Greece and Türkiye are practically level

Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)

Greece spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Türkiye 1.9%

Greece: 3% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)

Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Türkiye’s 18%

Greece: 27.4% (2024) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Türkiye’s

Greece: 60% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)

Greece spends 3.6 times as much on health per person as Türkiye

Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

A baby in Türkiye is 2.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece

Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

Greece has 2.9 times as many doctors per person as Türkiye

Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Greece has 40% more hospital beds per person than Türkiye

Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

The suicide rate in Greece is 5% higher than in Türkiye

Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 30% in Türkiye

Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 30% in Greece

Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)

People in Greece rate their lives 0.40 points higher than in Türkiye

Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)

Adults in Greece drink 3.9 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye

Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)

Greece has 66% more meat per person than Türkiye

Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)

Türkiye has 511 kcal more food per person per day than Greece

Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)

Workers in Greece put in 146 more hours a year than in Türkiye

Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)

Adults in Greece went to school 2.6 years longer than in Türkiye

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

Greece welcomed 4.5 times as many tourists per resident as Türkiye (2019)

Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

Türkiye has 1 more World Heritage site than Greece (22 against 21)

Greece: 21 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

Greece has won 129 Olympic medals, Türkiye 111

Greece: 129 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

90% of people in Türkiye are online, versus 86% in Greece

Greece: 86% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Home internet in Türkiye is 10% faster than in Greece

Greece: 186 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

Greece and Türkiye are practically level

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

89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 79% in Greece

Greece: 79% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)

Greece has 114 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108

Greece: 114 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)

Türkiye’s railway network is 4.5 times as long as Greece’s

Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)

Airlines from Greece fly 25% more passengers per resident than those from Türkiye

Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)

Forest covers 37% of Greece, but only 29% of Türkiye

Greece: 36.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

The average person in Türkiye emits 10% more CO₂ than someone in Greece

Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)

50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Türkiye

Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

The air in Türkiye carries 70% more fine dust than in Greece

Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 3.8 times as likely to be murdered in Türkiye as in Greece

Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)

Roads in Türkiye are 6% deadlier than in Greece

Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Greece is on average 3.0 °C warmer than Türkiye

Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Greece gets 18% more rain than Türkiye

Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)