4th highest doctors6.6 per 1,000 · #4 of 190 · 2022
6th highest aged 65 and over24.4% · #6 of 210 · 2025
12th highest coastline13,676 km · #12 of 213 · 2026 edition
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Surprising facts about Greece
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Greece’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Greece among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Greece sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Greece across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Greece
vs Albania 
vs Bulgaria 
vs Türkiye 
vs North Macedonia