Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Germany, you would:
Health
be 11.7% more likely to be obese
In Germany, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Greece, that number is 24.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 46.4% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $50,900 as of 2020, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Greece, that number is 17.3% as of 2019.
be 20.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Greece, however, that number is 17.9% as of 2018.
Life
be 57.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Greece, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Greece, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
have 16.2% fewer children
In Germany, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Greece, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.3% less likely to have internet access
In Germany, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greece, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.0% less on education
Germany spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Greece spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 33.3% less on healthcare
Germany spends 11.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Greece, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.7 times more coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Greece: At a glance
How big is Greece compared to Germany? See an in-depth size comparison.