If you lived in Greece instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

Health

be 82.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2024.

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live 19.7 years longer

In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 13.9 times more spent on your healthcare

Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Greece spends $3,454 as of 2023.

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have 39.6 times more doctors per person

Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Greece has 65.8 as of 2022.

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have 79.1% more access to essential health services

Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Greece scores 77 as of 2021.

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be 36.7% less likely to die by suicide

Cote d'Ivoire has a suicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Greece, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Cote d'Ivoire, 12.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 49.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cote d'Ivoire, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Greece, however, that number is 18.8% as of 2021.

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make 8.8 times more money

Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $26,948 as of 2025.

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be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Greece, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.

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Life

be 98.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 359.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Greece, 5.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 95.8% more likely to be literate

In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 50.0% as of 2021. In Greece, it is 97.9% as of 2018.

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be 92.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Greece, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2024.

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have 79.1% fewer children

In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 38.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Greece, about 86.3% do as of 2024.

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be 29.4% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 77% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 26.6 times more coastline

Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.

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Safety

be 64.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cote d'Ivoire, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Greece, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 27.9 times more home broadband

Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Greece has 44.7 as of 2024.

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use 13.2 times more electricity

Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Greece uses 4,686 kWh as of 2024.

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live with 4.0 times more strain on fresh water

Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Greece withdraws 20% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 73.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Cote d'Ivoire, air pollution causes 86.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Greece, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.

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emit 8.6 times more CO2

Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greece emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2018), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Greece: At a glance

Greece is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 130,647 sq km. Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-communist and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union in 2001. In 2010, the prospect of a Greek default on its euro-denominated debt created severe strains within the EMU and raised the question of whether a member country might voluntarily leave the common currency or be removed.
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