Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 71.0% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nepal, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2024.
live 11.2 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Nepal, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
see 90.4% less spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nepal spends $332 as of 2023.
have 84.6% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Nepal has 10.1 as of 2023.
have 29.9% less access to essential health services
Greece scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nepal scores 54 as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Nepal, it is 10.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 22.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Nepal, that number is 10.5% as of 2025.
make 94.3% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $1,536 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.9 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nepal, there are 19.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 28.4 times 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 Nepal, 142.0 women do as of 2023.
be 27.3% less likely to be literate
In Greece, the literacy rate is 97.9% as of 2018. In Nepal, it is 71.2% as of 2021.
be 6.9 times more 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 Nepal, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 46.3% less likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 86.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nepal, about 46.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 26.6% less on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nepal, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 2.5 times more likely to be murdered
Greece has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Nepal, that number is 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nepal, they kill 28.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 59.1% less strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Nepal withdraws 8% as of 2022.
find 77.5% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nepal has 10.1 as of 2024.
use 92.5% less electricity
Greece uses 4,686 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Nepal uses 351 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 89.3% less CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Nepal emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Nepal, it causes 76.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2018–2021). How we calculate this
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