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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Vietnam 0.1.

Greece: 1 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Greece and Vietnam are practically level.

Greece: 1 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)

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 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 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Vietnam 1.8%.

Greece: 3.1% (2024) · Vietnam: 1.8% (2018)

How expensive is it?

Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Vietnam’s.

Greece: 60% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

86% of people in Greece are online, versus 84% in Vietnam.

Greece: 86% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 30% of Greece.

Greece: 30.3% (2023) · Vietnam: 47.4% (2023)

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)

How common is murder?

Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Vietnam are 2.4 times as deadly as in Greece.

Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021) · Vietnam: 17.7 per 100k (2021)

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)