Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 13.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Greece, however, that number is 17.9% as of 2018.
make 24.6% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $36,200 as of 2020, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2020.
be 22.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Greece, that number is 17.3% as of 2019.
Life
be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Greece, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 43.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 16.1% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greece, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.3% less on education
Spain spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Greece spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 14.3% less on healthcare
Spain spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Greece, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 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 Spain? See an in-depth size comparison.