Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Finland, you would:
Health
be 12.2% more likely to be obese
In Finland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Greece, that number is 24.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 42.3% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $47,300 as of 2020, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Greece, that number is 17.3% as of 2019.
be 46.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Greece, however, that number is 17.9% as of 2018.
Life
be 66.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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 27.0% fewer children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.4 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 15.2% less likely to have internet access
In Finland, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greece, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 42.9% less on education
Finland spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Greece spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 15.2% less on healthcare
Finland spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Greece, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.9 times more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 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 Finland? See an in-depth size comparison.