Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Norway, you would:
Health
have 32.2% more doctors per person
Norway has 49.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Greece has 65.8 as of 2022.
be 64.5% less likely to die by suicide
Norway has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Greece, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.3 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
be 35.9% more likely to be obese
In Norway, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2024.
see 63.7% less spent on your healthcare
Norway spends $9,523 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Greece spends $3,454 as of 2023.
have 11.5% less access to essential health services
Norway scores 87 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Greece scores 77 as of 2021.
Economy
be 84.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Greece, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
be 54.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Greece, however, that number is 18.8% as of 2021.
make 71.5% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $94,594 as of 2025, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $26,948 as of 2025.
Life
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 1.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Greece, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 60.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.0 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.
have 32.0% fewer children
In Norway, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.9% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Greece, about 86.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.8% less on education
Norway spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Greece spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 11.0% less on healthcare
Norway spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 45.6% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
Safety
be 16.7% more likely to be murdered
Norway has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 4.9 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Norway, road accidents kill 1.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Greece, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 10.0 times more strain on fresh water
Norway withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Greece withdraws 20% as of 2022.
use 80.2% less electricity
Norway uses 23,673 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Greece uses 4,686 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 29.7% less CO2
Norway emits 7.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greece emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Norway, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Greece, it causes 23.0 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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Greece: At a glance
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