Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Ukraine 4.6 times
Greece: 131,960 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 4.9 times as long as Ukraine’s
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Greece’s highest peak towers 856 m above Ukraine’s
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 39% of Greece
Greece: 38.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 3.7 times as many people as Greece
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Greece is 20% more densely populated than Ukraine
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 1.7 cm taller than in Greece
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Ukraine and Greece are practically level
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 3.8 years older than in Ukraine
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Greece have 0.3 more children on average than in Ukraine
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 19% in Ukraine
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Greece hosts 213 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine
Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Greece 1.0
Greece: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Greece and Ukraine are practically level
Greece: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Greece’s economy is 31% larger than Ukraine’s
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 2.4 times as much per person as Ukraine
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Greece than in Ukraine (Gini 7.8 points higher)
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
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 Ukraine
Greece: 0.6% (2023) · Ukraine: 0% (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 8.5% in Greece
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 40% of its GDP on the military, Greece 3.0%
Greece: 3% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Ukraine’s 21%
Greece: 27.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 21% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Ukraine’s
Greece: 60% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 5.3 times as much on health per person as Ukraine
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 7.1 years longer than in Ukraine
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ukraine is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 86% more doctors per person than Ukraine
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 44% more hospital beds per person than Greece
Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 4.8 times that in Greece
Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 28% in Ukraine
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 24% in Ukraine
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Greece rate their lives 1.04 points higher than in Ukraine
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Ukraine
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 66% more meat per person than Ukraine
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 596 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 152 more hours a year than in Greece
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 0.43 years longer than in Ukraine
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 41 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019)
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Greece has 13 more World Heritage sites than Ukraine (21 against 8)
Greece: 21 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Greece 129
Greece: 129 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 82% in Ukraine
Greece: 86% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Greece is 4% faster than in Ukraine
Greece: 186 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Greece and Ukraine are practically level
Greece: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine
Greece: 79% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114
Greece: 114 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 9.2 times as long as Greece’s
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 158 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Greece, but only 17% of Ukraine
Greece: 36.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 41% more CO₂ than someone in Ukraine
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Greece carries 6% more fine dust than in Ukraine
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.5 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in Greece
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ukraine are 73% deadlier than in Greece
Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Greece is on average 5.5 °C warmer than Ukraine
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Greece gets 29% more rain than Ukraine
Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Greece bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Greece fits inside Ukraine 4.6 times.
Which has more people, Greece or Ukraine?
Ukraine has 3.7 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Ukraine?
People in Greece live 7.1 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Greece or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 1.7 cm taller than in Greece (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
