Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years longer
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 12.7% more likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Greece, that number is 24.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2022, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $31,700 as of 2022.
be 34.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
be 4.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Greece, however, that number is 18.8% as of 2021.
pay a 74.5% higher top tax rate
Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In Greece, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 88.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Greece, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
be 73.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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 43.9% fewer children
In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 26.7% less on education
Brazil spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Greece spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 82.6% more coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, GSIS, Greece.
Greece: At a glance
How big is Greece compared to Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.