Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Kingdom is 85% bigger than Greece
Greece: 131,960 km² (2024) · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 10% longer than the United Kingdom’s
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Greece’s highest peak towers 1,572 m above the United Kingdom’s
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 69% of the United Kingdom, versus 39% of Greece
Greece: 38.9% (2024) · United Kingdom: 69.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United Kingdom has 6.7 times as many people as Greece
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Kingdom is 3.6 times as densely populated as Greece
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 1.0 cm taller than in the United Kingdom
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 1.9 cm taller than in the United Kingdom
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 6 years older than in the United Kingdom
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the United Kingdom have 0.3 more children on average than in Greece
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 20% in the United Kingdom
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Greece hosts 55% more refugees per resident than the United Kingdom
Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025) · United Kingdom: 8.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United Kingdom has produced 15.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Greece 1.0
Greece: 1 (2026) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2026)
How many official languages?
Greece and the United Kingdom are practically level
Greece: 1 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 14 times the size of Greece’s
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United Kingdom produces 43% more per person than Greece
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Greece than in the United Kingdom (Gini 1 points higher)
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Greece and the United Kingdom are practically level
Greece: 0.6% (2023) · United Kingdom: 0.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 4.7% in the United Kingdom
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, the United Kingdom 2.4%
Greece: 3% (2025) · United Kingdom: 2.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece and the United Kingdom are practically level
Greece: 27.4% (2024) · United Kingdom: 26.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United Kingdom’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Greece’s
Greece: 60% (2025) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Kingdom spends 3 times as much on health per person as Greece
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 0.45 years longer than in the United Kingdom
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the United Kingdom is 28% more likely to die before turning one than in Greece
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 2 times as many doctors per person as the United Kingdom
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Greece has 76% more hospital beds per person than the United Kingdom
Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the United Kingdom is 2.5 times that in Greece
Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 29% in the United Kingdom
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 13% in the United Kingdom
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United Kingdom rate their lives 1.00 points higher than in Greece
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United Kingdom drink 22% more alcohol than in Greece
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Kingdom has 3% more meat per person than Greece
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Kingdom has 53 kcal more food per person per day than Greece
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Greece put in 370 more hours a year than in the United Kingdom
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Kingdom went to school 1.9 years longer than in Greece
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 4.8 times as many tourists per resident as the United Kingdom (2019)
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The United Kingdom has 14 more World Heritage sites than Greece (35 against 21)
Greece: 21 (2026) · United Kingdom: 35 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The United Kingdom has won 1,025 Olympic medals, Greece 129
Greece: 129 (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,025 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United Kingdom are online, versus 86% in Greece
Greece: 86% (2024) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the United Kingdom is 62% faster than in Greece
Greece: 186 Mbps (2026) · United Kingdom: 303 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Greece and the United Kingdom are practically level
Greece: 100% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in the United Kingdom live in cities, versus 79% in Greece
Greece: 79% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United Kingdom has 122 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114
Greece: 114 (2024) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United Kingdom’s railway network is 6.9 times as long as Greece’s
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 7% more passengers per resident than those from the United Kingdom
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Greece, but only 13% of the United Kingdom
Greece: 36.9% (2024) · United Kingdom: 13.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 17% more CO₂ than someone in the United Kingdom
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
52% of the United Kingdom’s electricity is renewable, versus 50% in Greece
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Greece carries 72% more fine dust than in the United Kingdom
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 33% more likely to be murdered in the United Kingdom than in Greece
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Greece are 2.8 times as deadly as in the United Kingdom
Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Greece is on average 5.8 °C warmer than the United Kingdom
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United Kingdom gets 34% more rain than Greece
Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Greece bigger than the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom is larger. The United Kingdom is 85% bigger than Greece.
Which has more people, Greece or the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom has 6.7 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or the United Kingdom?
People in Greece live 0.45 years longer than in the United Kingdom. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 81.4 in the United Kingdom.
Are people taller in Greece or the United Kingdom?
Men in Greece are 1.0 cm taller than in the United Kingdom (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
