Greece
Quick context before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Hellenic Republic.
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Identity
Name origin: the English name derives from the Roman (Latin) designation Graecia, meaning "Land of the Greeks".
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Matchup file
Greece vs Turkey
179 shared metrics.
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Turkey
Quick context before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Turkey.
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Identity
Name origin: the name means "Land of the Turks".
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Analysis
Greece leads in 96 of 179 shared metrics, while Turkey leads in 83.
Greece's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 50.0x that of Turkey (39.27 per 100k people vs 0.77 per 100k people).
Greece's Low-Wage Workers is 7.2x that of Turkey (7.9% of workers vs 0.96% of workers).
Greece's Government Debt (% GDP) is 6.2x that of Turkey (190.6% of GDP vs 26.62% of GDP).
Greece's Gender Gap in Work is 6.0x that of Turkey (67.5 min/day vs 9.7 min/day).
Greece's Liberal Democracy Index is 4.2x that of Turkey (0.57 vs 0.11).
Key Comparisons
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleGreece leads
Greece
39.27 per 100k people
Turkey
0.77 per 100k people
Low-Wage WorkersGreece leads
Greece
7.9% of workers
Turkey
0.96% of workers
Government Debt (% GDP)Greece leads
Greece
190.6% of GDP
Turkey
26.62% of GDP
Gender Gap in WorkGreece leads
Greece
67.5 min/day
Turkey
9.7 min/day
Liberal Democracy IndexGreece leads
Greece
0.57
Turkey
0.11
Protected Land (%)Greece leads
Greece
35%
Turkey
7.0%
All Metrics
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
GreeceGreece
39.27 per 100k people
Turkey
0.77 per 100k people
5000% higher
Low-Wage Workers
GreeceGreece
7.9% of workers
Turkey
0.96% of workers
721% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
GreeceGreece
190.6% of GDP
Turkey
26.62% of GDP
616% higher
Gender Gap in Work
GreeceGreece
67.5 min/day
Turkey
9.7 min/day
598% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
GreeceGreece
0.57
Turkey
0.11
416% higher
Protected Land (%)
GreeceGreece
35%
Turkey
7.0%
400% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
GreeceGreece
$1,768.11
Turkey
$385.88
358% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
GreeceGreece
0.81
Turkey
0.18
353% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
GreeceGreece
21.54 kg/person/yr
Turkey
5.5 kg/person/yr
290% higher
Alcohol Consumption
GreeceGreece
5.8 L/adult/yr
Turkey
1.7 L/adult/yr
244% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
GreeceGreece
880.6 per 1k people
Turkey
266.03 per 1k people
231% higher
Long-Term Unemployment
GreeceGreece
5.5% of workforce
Turkey
1.7% of workforce
216% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
GreeceGreece
2.6% of GDP
Turkey
0.86% of GDP
205% higher
Official Languages Count
GreeceGreece
3.0
Turkey
1.0
200% higher
Spirits Consumption
GreeceGreece
1.1 L/person/yr
Turkey
0.37 L/person/yr
195% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
GreeceGreece
6.6 per 1k
Turkey
2.2 per 1k
194% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
GreeceGreece
15.01%
Turkey
5.1%
192% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
GreeceGreece
0.10 per 1M people
Turkey
0.04 per 1M people
174% higher
Beer Consumption
GreeceGreece
1.7 L/person/yr
Turkey
0.66 L/person/yr
155% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
GreeceGreece
0.74
Turkey
0.29
153% higher
Elderly Population (%)
GreeceGreece
23.94%
Turkey
10.28%
133% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
GreeceGreece
8.5% of GDP
Turkey
3.7% of GDP
130% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
GreeceGreece
5.5% of firms
Turkey
2.4% of firms
125% higher
Foreign Patents
GreeceGreece
532
Turkey
242
120% higher
Solar Electricity Share
GreeceGreece
22.17%
Turkey
10.53%
111% higher
Financial Hardship
GreeceGreece
66.7% of adults 16+
Turkey
32.2% of adults 16+
107% higher
Broadband Access (%)
GreeceGreece
44 per 100 people
Turkey
22 per 100 people
100% higher
Researchers
GreeceGreece
4.9K per 1M
Turkey
2.5K per 1M
99% higher
Domestic Patents
TurkeyGreece
394
Turkey
8.2K
95% lower
Inflation Rate
TurkeyGreece
2.7%
Turkey
58.5%
95% lower
Death Rate
GreeceGreece
11.99 per 1k
Turkey
6.2 per 1k
94% higher
Capital Elevation
TurkeyGreece
74 m
Turkey
938 m
92% lower
Coastline Length
GreeceGreece
13.7K km
Turkey
7.2K km
90% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
TurkeyGreece
52.51 Mt CO2e
Turkey
460.03 Mt CO2e
89% lower
Population
TurkeyGreece
10.42M
Turkey
84.63M
88% lower
Long Work Hours
TurkeyGreece
3.2% of employees
Turkey
22.53% of employees
86% lower
Coal Electricity Share
TurkeyGreece
4.7%
Turkey
34.31%
86% lower
Air Passengers
TurkeyGreece
19.09M
Turkey
125.94M
85% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
GreeceGreece
71.7 kg/person/yr
Turkey
38.87 kg/person/yr
84% higher
Water Withdrawal
TurkeyGreece
10.05 B m³
Turkey
64.47 B m³
84% lower
Informal Employment Share
TurkeyGreece
4.3% of employed people
Turkey
27.71% of employed people
84% lower
Wind Electricity Share
GreeceGreece
20.44%
Turkey
11.14%
83% higher
Forest Area
TurkeyGreece
39.0K km²
Turkey
226.9K km²
83% lower
Land Area
TurkeyGreece
128.9K km²
Turkey
769.6K km²
83% lower
Electricity Generation
TurkeyGreece
57.23 TWh
Turkey
341.22 TWh
83% lower
GDP (Nominal)
TurkeyGreece
$256,238,371,778.12
Turkey
$1,359,123,768,774.12
81% lower
Railway Length
TurkeyGreece
2.3K km
Turkey
11.5K km
80% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
GreeceGreece
21.5%
Turkey
12%
79% higher
Railway Network
TurkeyGreece
2.3K km
Turkey
10.5K km
78% lower
Irrigated Land
TurkeyGreece
12.2K km²
Turkey
52.1K km²
77% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
TurkeyGreece
24.17M kW
Turkey
106.28M kW
77% lower
Imports (% GDP)
GreeceGreece
47.66% of GDP
Turkey
27.03% of GDP
76% higher
Suicide Rate
GreeceGreece
4.7 per 100k
Turkey
2.7 per 100k
74% higher
Homicide Rate
TurkeyGreece
0.84 per 100k
Turkey
3.2 per 100k
74% lower
Child Mortality
TurkeyGreece
3.7 per 1k births
Turkey
12.8 per 1k births
71% lower
Scientific Publications
TurkeyGreece
15.1K
Turkey
52.7K
71% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
TurkeyGreece
147.0K
Turkey
512.0K
71% lower
Housing Cost Burden
GreeceGreece
25.26% of households
Turkey
14.94% of households
69% higher
GNI Per Capita
GreeceGreece
$22,730
Turkey
$13,460
69% higher
Job Insecurity
GreeceGreece
21.68% of earnings at risk
Turkey
12.97% of earnings at risk
67% higher
Time Zones Count
TurkeyGreece
1.0 time zones
Turkey
3.0 time zones
67% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
GreeceGreece
20 days/yr
Turkey
12 days/yr
67% higher
Political Corruption Index
TurkeyGreece
0.28
Turkey
0.80
66% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
GreeceGreece
15.64% of firms
Turkey
9.4% of firms
66% higher
Infant Mortality
TurkeyGreece
3.2 per 1k births
Turkey
9.1 per 1k births
65% lower
Women in Senior Management
GreeceGreece
35.01% of managers
Turkey
21.45% of managers
63% higher
Military Spending
GreeceGreece
3.1% of GDP
Turkey
1.9% of GDP
63% higher
Depression Rate
TurkeyGreece
2.6% of adults 15+
Turkey
6.6% of adults 15+
61% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
GreeceGreece
50 pts
Turkey
31 pts
61% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
GreeceGreece
0.90
Turkey
0.56
61% higher
Land Border Length
TurkeyGreece
1.1K km
Turkey
2.8K km
61% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
GreeceGreece
3.7 per 1M people
Turkey
2.3 per 1M people
61% higher
Shipping Traffic
TurkeyGreece
5.17M
Turkey
12.37M
58% lower
Tourism Revenue
TurkeyGreece
$6,193,000,000
Turkey
$13,771,000,000
55% lower
Tourist Arrivals
TurkeyGreece
7.41M
Turkey
15.97M
54% lower
Chronic Pain
GreeceGreece
34.5% of adults 15+
Turkey
22.5% of adults 15+
53% higher
Exports (% GDP)
GreeceGreece
42.11% of GDP
Turkey
27.57% of GDP
53% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
GreeceGreece
26.69% of GDP
Turkey
17.62% of GDP
51% higher
Low Adult Numeracy
TurkeyGreece
19.52% of adults
Turkey
39% of adults
50% lower
Border Neighbors
TurkeyGreece
4.0
Turkey
8.0
50% lower
Youth NEET Rate
TurkeyGreece
12.23% of youth 15-24
Turkey
23.22% of youth 15-24
47% lower
Credit Card Ownership
TurkeyGreece
23.17% of adults
Turkey
43.67% of adults
47% lower
Birth Rate
TurkeyGreece
7.4 per 1k
Turkey
13.56 per 1k
46% lower
Highest Elevation
TurkeyGreece
2.9K m
Turkey
5.1K m
43% lower
Teen Birth Rate
TurkeyGreece
7.0 per 1k
Turkey
12.05 per 1k
42% lower
Median Age
GreeceGreece
45.7 years
Turkey
32.5 years
41% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
GreeceGreece
4.2 per 1k
Turkey
3.0 per 1k
40% higher
Low Reading Skills
GreeceGreece
25.74% of students
Turkey
18.46% of students
39% higher
Low Math Skills
GreeceGreece
25.74% of students
Turkey
18.46% of students
39% higher
Low Science Skills
GreeceGreece
25.74% of students
Turkey
18.46% of students
39% higher
Water Stress (%)
TurkeyGreece
17.32%
Turkey
28.4%
39% lower
Youth Population (%)
TurkeyGreece
13.22%
Turkey
21.45%
38% lower
GDP Growth Rate
TurkeyGreece
2.1%
Turkey
3.3%
37% lower
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)
TurkeyGreece
5.2 vs bottom 20%
Turkey
8.0 vs bottom 20%
36% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
TurkeyGreece
21.26% of firms
Turkey
32.76% of firms
35% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
TurkeyGreece
315.09 gCO2/kWh
Turkey
474.74 gCO2/kWh
34% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
GreeceGreece
21.39% of youth labor force
Turkey
16.04% of youth labor force
33% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
TurkeyGreece
14.41 µg/m³
Turkey
21.61 µg/m³
33% lower
Average Earnings
TurkeyGreece
$32,257.11
Turkey
$47,252.57
32% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
GreeceGreece
255.26 kg/person/yr
Turkey
193.94 kg/person/yr
32% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
GreeceGreece
4.7K kWh/person
Turkey
3.6K kWh/person
31% higher
Voter Turnout
TurkeyGreece
61.1% of votes
Turkey
87.05% of votes
30% lower
Extreme Temperature Exposure
GreeceGreece
40.63% of population
Turkey
31.61% of population
29% higher
University Enrollment Rate
GreeceGreece
165.11%
Turkey
127.58%
29% higher
Airports
TurkeyGreece
82
Turkey
116
29% lower
Digital Payments Used
GreeceGreece
91.4% of adults
Turkey
71.42% of adults
28% higher
Population Density
TurkeyGreece
80.74 /km²
Turkey
110.87 /km²
27% lower
Dependency Ratio
GreeceGreece
59.13% of working-age pop.
Turkey
46.48% of working-age pop.
27% higher
Fuel Poverty
GreeceGreece
19% of adults 16+
Turkey
15.1% of adults 16+
26% higher
Overcrowded Housing
TurkeyGreece
17.95% of households
Turkey
23.84% of households
25% lower
Inequality (Gini)
TurkeyGreece
33.4
Turkey
44.5
25% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
GreeceGreece
3.1% of firms
Turkey
2.5% of firms
25% higher
Food Waste per Person
TurkeyGreece
122.06 kg/person/yr
Turkey
162.74 kg/person/yr
25% lower
Fertility Rate
TurkeyGreece
1.4 children/woman
Turkey
1.9 children/woman
24% lower
Employment Rate (%)
GreeceGreece
71.98% of adults 25-64
Turkey
59.24% of adults 25-64
22% higher
Self-Rated Health
GreeceGreece
78.2% reporting good health
Turkey
64.4% reporting good health
21% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
TurkeyGreece
35.2% of adults
Turkey
44.39% of adults
21% lower
Homicide Rate
TurkeyGreece
0.80 per 100k
Turkey
1.0 per 100k
20% lower
Road Deaths
TurkeyGreece
6.1 per 100k
Turkey
7.7 per 100k
20% lower
Unemployment Rate
GreeceGreece
10.13%
Turkey
8.4%
20% higher
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)
GreeceGreece
10.52 per 100k
Turkey
8.8 per 100k
19% higher
Nurses & Midwives
GreeceGreece
4.1 per 1k
Turkey
3.4 per 1k
19% higher
Numeracy Gap
TurkeyGreece
1.6 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
2.0 vs bottom 10%
17% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
TurkeyGreece
41.68%
Turkey
50.14%
17% lower
Life Satisfaction
GreeceGreece
6.7 pts
Turkey
5.8 pts
16% higher
Lack of Support
GreeceGreece
18.55% of adults 15+
Turkey
16.02% of adults 15+
16% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
TurkeyGreece
67.57 per 100k
Turkey
80.55 per 100k
16% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
GreeceGreece
23%
Turkey
19.87%
16% higher
Poverty Rate
TurkeyGreece
11.16% of population
Turkey
13.15% of population
15% lower
Job Satisfaction
GreeceGreece
6.8 pts
Turkey
5.9 pts
15% higher
Time Satisfaction
GreeceGreece
5.5 pts
Turkey
4.8 pts
15% higher
Adult Numeracy
GreeceGreece
251.86 pts
Turkey
219.43 pts
15% higher
Social Time
TurkeyGreece
7.0 hrs/week
Turkey
8.2 hrs/week
14% lower
Job Strain
GreeceGreece
47.94% of employees
Turkey
42.94% of employees
12% higher
Adult Literacy
GreeceGreece
253.89 pts
Turkey
226.54 pts
12% higher
Relationship Satisfaction
GreeceGreece
7.3 pts
Turkey
6.5 pts
12% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
GreeceGreece
1.5% of GDP
Turkey
1.3% of GDP
12% higher
Urban Population (%)
TurkeyGreece
79%
Turkey
89.34%
12% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
GreeceGreece
7.3 per 100k
Turkey
6.5 per 100k
12% higher
Earnings Inequality
TurkeyGreece
3.0 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
3.4 vs bottom 10%
10% lower
CO2 Per Capita
TurkeyGreece
5.3 t/person/yr
Turkey
5.9 t/person/yr
9% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
GreeceGreece
3.4% of GDP
Turkey
3.1% of GDP
9% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
TurkeyGreece
20 sites
Turkey
22 sites
9% lower
Home Internet Access
TurkeyGreece
84.98% of households
Turkey
91.95% of households
8% lower
Safety at Night
GreeceGreece
64% feeling safe at night
Turkey
59% feeling safe at night
8% higher
Smoking Rate
GreeceGreece
32.8%
Turkey
30.5%
8% higher
Science Skills
TurkeyGreece
440.79 pts
Turkey
475.94 pts
7% lower
Reading Score Gap
GreeceGreece
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
1.7 vs bottom 10%
7% higher
Life Evaluation Score
GreeceGreece
5.7 pts
Turkey
5.3 pts
7% higher
Housing Affordability
TurkeyGreece
76.33% of income
Turkey
81.12% of income
6% lower
Human Development Index
GreeceGreece
0.91
Turkey
0.85
6% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
TurkeyGreece
39.52 hrs/week
Turkey
42 hrs/week
6% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
GreeceGreece
114 per 100 people
Turkey
108 per 100 people
6% higher
Life Expectancy
GreeceGreece
81.5 years
Turkey
77.2 years
6% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
GreeceGreece
21.05%
Turkey
19.79%
6% higher
Math Skills
TurkeyGreece
430.15 pts
Turkey
453.15 pts
5% lower
Science Score Gap
GreeceGreece
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
1.6 vs bottom 10%
5% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
TurkeyGreece
31.8% of adults
Turkey
33.5% of adults
5% lower
Reading Skills
TurkeyGreece
438.44 pts
Turkey
456.08 pts
4% lower
Low Adult Literacy
GreeceGreece
7.0% of adults
Turkey
6.7% of adults
4% higher
Literacy Gap
TurkeyGreece
1.6 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
1.7 vs bottom 10%
4% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
GreeceGreece
1.2K
Turkey
1.2K
4% higher
Gender Pay Gap (%)
TurkeyGreece
9.7% of male wages
Turkey
10.0% of male wages
3% lower
Leisure Time
GreeceGreece
15.03 hrs/day
Turkey
14.61 hrs/day
3% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
TurkeyGreece
30.2% of adults
Turkey
31.1% of adults
3% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
GreeceGreece
30.27%
Turkey
29.48%
3% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
GreeceGreece
95.48% of adults
Turkey
92.54% of adults
3% higher
Social Support
TurkeyGreece
81.19% of adults 15+
Turkey
83.18% of adults 15+
2% lower
Math Score Gap
TurkeyGreece
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Turkey
1.7 vs bottom 10%
2% lower
Obesity Rate
TurkeyGreece
33.68%
Turkey
34.26%
2% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
TurkeyGreece
$44,005.13
Turkey
$45,122.93
2% lower
Poor Health
TurkeyGreece
7.0% reporting poor health
Turkey
7.1% reporting poor health
1% lower
Internet Users (%)
TurkeyGreece
86.27%
Turkey
87%
1% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
GreeceGreece
1.9K kg oil eq/person
Turkey
1.8K kg oil eq/person
1% higher
Air Pollution Exposure
TurkeyGreece
99.69% of population
Turkey
99.8% of population
equal
Electricity Access (%)
GreeceGreece
100%
Turkey
100%
equal
Sanitation Access (%)
TurkeyGreece
99.01%
Turkey
99.28%
equal
Lowest Elevation
GreeceGreece
0 m
Turkey
0 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
TurkeyGreece
-5.7% of GDP
Turkey
-1.9% of GDP
ranked lower
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