Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
have 46.9% more doctors per person
Switzerland has 44.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Greece has 65.8 as of 2022.
be 66.6% less likely to die by suicide
Switzerland has a suicide rate of 14.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Greece, it is 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.6 years less
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 11.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Greece, that number is 27.4% of people as of 2024.
see 67.4% less spent on your healthcare
Switzerland spends $10,602 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Greece spends $3,454 as of 2023.
have 10.5% less access to essential health services
Switzerland scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Greece scores 77 as of 2021.
Economy
be 75.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Greece, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
be 19.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 15.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Greece, however, that number is 18.8% as of 2021.
make 76.5% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $114,769 as of 2025, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $26,948 as of 2025.
Life
have 24.1% fewer children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 8.7 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 11.4% less likely to have internet access
In Switzerland, approximately 97.3% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Greece, about 86.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 30.5% less on education
Switzerland spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Greece spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 28.2% less on healthcare
Switzerland spends 11.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 40.0% more likely to be murdered
Switzerland has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Greece, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 3.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Switzerland, road accidents kill 2.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Greece, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 3.1 times more strain on fresh water
Switzerland withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Greece withdraws 20% as of 2022.
use 34.2% less electricity
Switzerland uses 7,117 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Greece uses 4,686 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Switzerland, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Greece, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 34.7% more CO2
Switzerland emits 3.8 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). How we calculate this
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