Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Russia, you would:
Health
be 83.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Russia, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Greece, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2017.
live 9.2 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (66 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020. In Greece, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Greece, that number is 21.5% as of 2017.
be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Russia, 13.3% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Greece, however, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
pay a 3.7 times higher top tax rate
Russia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Greece, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 82.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Greece, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 43.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 6.5 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Greece, on the other hand, 3.7 children do as of 2020.
have 22.0% fewer children
In Russia, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Greece, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Geography
see 63.7% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, GSIS, Greece.
Greece: At a glance
How big is Greece compared to Russia? See an in-depth size comparison.