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Southern Europe · sovereign state

Greece

Hellenic Republic

Capital
Athens
Languages
Greek
Currency
Euro
People
10.4 million (2025)
Neighbours
4
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Greece

  • 4th highest doctors 6.6 per 1,000 · #4 of 190 · 2022
  • 6th highest aged 65 and over 24.4% · #6 of 210 · 2025
  • 7th highest tax revenue (central government) 27.4% · #7 of 150 · 2024

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.

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Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people