Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 14.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Greece, however, that number is 18.8% as of 2021.
make 28.6% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $44,400 as of 2022, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $31,700 as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
Life
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Greece, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
have 61.3% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.3% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Greece, about 78.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 38.0% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greece spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 14.5% more on healthcare
Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Greece, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 50.1 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Greece: At a glance
How big is Greece compared to Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.