Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 49.0% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2024.
see 44.6% more spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Italy spends $4,993 as of 2024.
have 36.3% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Italy has 41.9 as of 2022.
be 49.4% more likely to die by suicide
Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Italy, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 25.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Italy, that number is 6.4% as of 2025.
make 60.7% more money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $43,309 as of 2025.
Life
be 28.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Italy, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2024.
be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Italy, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 20.4% more on education
Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Italy spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 44.4% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
Safety
be 32.1% less likely to be murdered
Greece has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 31.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Italy, they kill 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 28.9% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Italy has 31.8 as of 2024.
live with 46.4% more strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Italy withdraws 30% as of 2022.
Environment
be 34.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Italy, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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