Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Vietnam 2.5 times
Greece: 131,960 km² (2024) · Vietnam: 331,338 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 4 times as long as Vietnam’s
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Vietnam’s highest peak towers 227 m above Greece’s
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Vietnam and Greece are practically level
Greece: 38.9% (2024) · Vietnam: 39.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Vietnam has 9.8 times as many people as Greece
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Vietnam is 4 times as densely populated as Greece
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 10.4 cm taller than in Vietnam
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 168.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 7.4 cm taller than in Vietnam
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 158.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 13 years older than in Vietnam
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Vietnam have 0.7 more children on average than in Greece
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Vietnam: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Vietnam
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Greece hosts 100,984 times as many refugees per resident as Vietnam
Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Vietnam 0.1
Greece: 1 (2026) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Greece and Vietnam are practically level
Greece: 1 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Vietnam’s economy is 83% larger than Greece’s
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 2.5 times as much per person as Vietnam
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Vietnam than in Greece (Gini 2.7 points higher)
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.6% of people in Vietnam live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.6% in Greece
Greece: 0.6% (2023) · Vietnam: 1.6% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 1.5% in Vietnam
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Vietnam 2.2%
Greece: 3% (2025) · Vietnam: 2.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece: 27.4% (2024) · Vietnam: no data
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Vietnam’s
Greece: 60% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 10 times as much on health per person as Vietnam
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 7.1 years longer than in Vietnam
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Vietnam: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Vietnam is 3.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 5.9 times as many doctors per person as Vietnam
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Greece has 69% more hospital beds per person than Vietnam
Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Vietnam: 2.5 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Vietnam is 2.6 times that in Greece
Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 21% in Vietnam
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Vietnam rate their lives 0.73 points higher than in Greece
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Vietnam drink 25% more alcohol than in Greece
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 36% more meat per person than Vietnam
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 296 kcal more food per person per day than Vietnam
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Vietnam put in 267 more hours a year than in Greece
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 2.6 years longer than in Vietnam
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 33 times as many tourists per resident as Vietnam (2019)
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)
How many World Heritage sites?
Greece has 12 more World Heritage sites than Vietnam (21 against 9)
Greece: 21 (2026) · Vietnam: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Greece has won 129 Olympic medals, Vietnam 5
Greece: 129 (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 84% in Vietnam
Greece: 86% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Vietnam is 31% faster than in Greece
Greece: 186 Mbps (2026) · Vietnam: 244 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Greece and Vietnam are practically level
Greece: 100% (2024) · Vietnam: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 39% in Vietnam
Greece: 79% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Vietnam has 128 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114
Greece: 114 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Vietnam’s railway network is 35% longer than Greece’s
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 3.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Vietnam
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 37% of Greece
Greece: 36.9% (2024) · Vietnam: 47.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 45% more CO₂ than someone in Vietnam
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 45% in Vietnam
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Vietnam carries 70% more fine dust than in Greece
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Vietnam are 70% deadlier than in Greece
Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 18.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Vietnam is on average 8.6 °C warmer than Greece
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Vietnam gets 2.7 times as much rain as Greece
Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 2,132 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Greece bigger than Vietnam?
Vietnam is larger. Greece fits inside Vietnam 2.5 times.
Which has more people, Greece or Vietnam?
Vietnam has 9.8 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Vietnam?
People in Greece live 7.1 years longer than in Vietnam. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 74.7 in Vietnam.
Are people taller in Greece or Vietnam?
Men in Greece are 10.4 cm taller than in Vietnam (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
