Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Greece instead of Nauru, you would:

Health

live 19.6 years longer

In Nauru, 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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be 61.6% less likely to be obese

In Nauru, 71.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2024.

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see 39.6% more spent on your healthcare

Nauru spends $2,474 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Greece spends $3,454 as of 2023.

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have 28.3% more access to essential health services

Nauru scores 60 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Greece scores 77 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 84.1% more money

Nauru has a GDP per capita of $14,640 as of 2025, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $26,948 as of 2025.

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Life

be 98.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nauru, approximately 273.0 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 58.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Nauru, approximately 7.7 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 73.1% fewer children

In Nauru, there are approximately 24.6 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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Expenditures

spend 41.5% less on education

Nauru spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Greece spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 53.9% less on healthcare

Nauru spends 18.2% 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 455.9 times more coastline

Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.

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Infrastructure

find 4.5 times more home broadband

Nauru has 10.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Greece has 44.7 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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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