Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Ukraine 4.6 times.
Greece: 131,960 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Greece 1.0.
Greece: 1 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
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 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 34% of its GDP on the military, Greece 3.1%.
Greece: 3.1% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (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 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)
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)
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 30% of Greece, but only 17% of Ukraine.
Greece: 30.3% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
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 44% deadlier than in Greece.
Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
