Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years longer
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 81 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 31.6% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 40.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2024.
have 93.1% more doctors per person
Saudi Arabia has 34.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Greece has 65.8 as of 2022.
be 4.9 times more likely to die by suicide
Saudi Arabia has a suicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Greece, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Greece, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
make 22.0% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $34,537 as of 2025, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $26,948 as of 2025.
Life
be 28.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Greece, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 31.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 4.7 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.
have 60.0% fewer children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 16.5 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 13.7% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Greece, about 86.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.6% less on education
Saudi Arabia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Greece spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 47.5% more on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 5.2 times more coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
Safety
be 60.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Saudi Arabia, road accidents kill 18.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Greece, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 97.9% less strain on fresh water
Saudi Arabia withdraws 974% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Greece withdraws 20% as of 2022.
use 60.7% less electricity
Saudi Arabia uses 11,911 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Greece uses 4,686 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 74.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Saudi Arabia, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Greece, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 72.7% less CO2
Saudi Arabia emits 18.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Greece emits 5.0 tonnes as of 2024.
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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