Greece at its true size
Greece covers 131,957 km², number 95 of 194 countries by area. Home to 10,413,962 people (2025). A Mercator map draws it about 1.66× too large.
Equal-area projection · Natural Earth 50m
| Area | 131,957 km² Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Population | 10,413,962 World Bank, 2025 |
| Density | 79 per km² |
| Capital | Athens |
| Local time in Athens | |
| Time zone | UTC+2, summer time UTC+3 IANA |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) Wikidata |
| Languages | Greek |
| Traffic | On the right |
| Region | Southern Europe, Europe |
| Status | Independent state |
| Member of | EUNATOEuro areaSchengen AreaOECD |
| Coast | Has a coastline |
| Calling code | +30 |
| Codes | GR · GRC · 300 |
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Where Greece ranks
Among the independent states, in 44 rankings. Each links to its table.
People
- Population#94 of 19410 million people#15 of 44 in Europe
- Population density#105 of 19479 people per km²#26 of 44 in Europe
- Urban population#47 of 19279% urban#17 of 43 in Europe
- Fertility rate#174 of 1921.24 births per woman#32 of 43 in Europe
- Population growth#152 of 192+0.08% a year#23 of 43 in Europe
- Birth rate#185 of 1926.6 births per 1,000 people#38 of 43 in Europe
- Death rate#16 of 19212.1 deaths per 1,000 people#14 of 43 in Europe
- Children under 15#182 of 19212.9% under 15#36 of 43 in Europe
- People over 65#5 of 19224.4% aged 65 and over#4 of 43 in Europe
- Net migration#42 of 192+1.6 per 1,000 people#19 of 43 in Europe
- Refugees abroad#155 of 1900.01 refugees abroad per 1,000 people#24 of 41 in Europe
Health & education
- Life expectancy#32 of 19281.8 years#22 of 43 in Europe
- Infant mortality#163 of 1913.2 infant deaths per 1,000 live births#19 of 42 in Europe
- Doctors#4 of 1786.58 doctors per 1,000 people#2 of 41 in Europe
- University enrolment#1 of 145165.1% gross enrolment#1 of 43 in Europe
- Human Development Index#33 of 190an index of 0.908#23 of 42 in Europe
Economy
- GNI per capita#45 of 185$25,360 a person#27 of 41 in Europe
- Internet users#73 of 18486% online#37 of 43 in Europe
- GDP per capita (PPP)#49 of 184$45,264 a person#32 of 41 in Europe
- GDP growth#127 of 187+2.1% a year#16 of 42 in Europe
- Inflation#99 of 176+2.5% a year#24 of 40 in Europe
- Unemployment#45 of 1788.5% of the labour force#9 of 39 in Europe
- Extreme poverty#102 of 1490.6% under $3.00 a day#12 of 39 in Europe
- Income inequality (Gini)#90 of 149a Gini index of 33.4#11 of 39 in Europe
- Jobs in agriculture#108 of 17810.7% of jobs#7 of 39 in Europe
- Jobs in industry#125 of 17816.3% of jobs#35 of 39 in Europe
- Jobs in services#38 of 17873.0% of jobs#16 of 39 in Europe
- Foreign investment#39 of 1844.8% of GDP#6 of 41 in Europe
- Exports#76 of 16839.5% of GDP#31 of 40 in Europe
- Military spending#32 of 1553.0% of GDP#9 of 39 in Europe
- Mobile subscriptions#99 of 191114 subscriptions per 100 people#36 of 43 in Europe
Energy & environment
- CO₂ per person#49 of 1855.05 tonnes a person#20 of 37 in Europe
- Forest area#75 of 19237% forest#17 of 43 in Europe
- Renewable energy#101 of 19021.5% renewable#20 of 41 in Europe
- Access to electricity#1 of 192100.0% with electricity#1 of 43 in Europe
- Air pollution (PM2.5)#124 of 19114.1 µg/m³#13 of 42 in Europe
- Protected land#23 of 19135.0% of the land protected#9 of 42 in Europe
- Arable land#76 of 19014.2% of the land arable#29 of 42 in Europe
- Water stress#67 of 17620.3% of its available fresh water#12 of 38 in Europe
- Precipitation#121 of 180652 mm a year#23 of 37 in Europe
Governance & safety
Countries of a similar size
Every country within 25% of Greece’s area, lit up on the map →
How many times does Greece fit into…
- Russia: about 129 times
- Canada: about 76 times
- United States: about 74 times
The land itself
Rivers, summits and lakes Greece shares with the rest of the world. Turn on “Rivers & lakes” and “Physical names” in the atlas to see them on the map.
Summits
- Mount Ida2,456 m
Rivers are listed by the published length of their whole course, not the part inside Greece. Figures from Wikidata, features from Natural Earth.
Neighbours
Questions about Greece
- How big is Greece?
- Greece covers 131,957 km², which makes it number 95 of 194 countries by area. About 10,413,962 people live there (2025), 79 per km².
- Is Greece bigger than Tajikistan?
- Greece is 8% smaller than Tajikistan. Greece: 131,957 km²; Tajikistan: 143,100 km².
- How much does the Mercator map distort Greece?
- At about 39° latitude, Mercator stretches Greece to roughly 1.66× its true area relative to a country on the equator. Kartavera draws it in the Equal Earth projection, where areas are exact.
- Which countries border Greece?
- Greece shares a land border with Turkey, Bulgaria, Albania, North Macedonia.