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Greece vs Japan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Greece
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Leads on 38 of 111 metrics
Japan
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Leads on 63 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Greece and Japan: Greece leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (655,400) against Japan (3.47); Greece leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (192,200) against Japan (1.10); Greece leads on Oil Imports (496,600) against Japan (4.39). Across 111 compared metrics, Greece wins on 38 and Japan wins on 63.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇯🇵 JapanShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)85.01 %86.98 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 85% (2023 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score55.37 points63.14 points★
Radios5.02120.5★
Televisions2.5486.5★
Waterways61,770★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇯🇵 JapanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country8.48B $34.16B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars287.13B $3.37T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.05 %0.3 %★
Coal Revenue0.04★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.25 %★1.48 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.7 % of GDP11 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index68.486.1★
Electricity Consumption56.89943.7★
Electricity Exports1.04★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5771★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants14★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels01★
Electricity from Other Renewables29★20
Electricity Imports9.83★0
Electricity Installed Capacity19.17295.9★
Electricity Production52.05989.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)92.69 USD per capita129.5 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient33.4★32.3
Gross Fixed Investment10.421.1★
Gross National Saving10.928★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)6.1 %★1.4 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.7 %2.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP★1.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption4.93127.2★
Natural Gas Exports0169.9★
Natural Gas Imports4.98116.6★
Natural Gas Production8★3.06
Natural Gas Proved Reserves991.1★20.9
Oil Consumption371,300★4.45
Oil Exports181,600366,800★
Oil Imports496,600★4.39
Oil Production7,946131,800★
Oil Proved Reserves1044.12★
Population Below Poverty Line17.9 people16.1 people★
Public Debt190.6★215.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.3 USD★0.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption304,100★3.89
Refined Petroleum Products Exports371,900★370,900
Refined Petroleum Products Imports192,200★1.1
Refined Petroleum Products Production655,400★3.47
Remittances0.2★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.010.02★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.1★1.21
Taxes and Other Revenues27.8135.2★
Unemployment Rate10.2 %2.6 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇯🇵 JapanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)1.37M-25.04M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions62.06★960.23
Population Distributionone third of the population lives in and around metropolitan Athens; the remainder of the country has moderate population density mixed with sizeable urban clustersall primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country10.3 Cubic meters per year27 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources68430★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇯🇵 JapanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.73 %12.59 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)34.24113★
Agricultural land49,262.14 sq. km★45,206 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)13,676 km29,751 km★
Dam capacity per capita1,210.72 cubic meters per inhabitant★255.33 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land12,19115,730★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇯🇵 JapanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country58.09 %95.09 %★
Administrative Divisions1347★
Independence33
Suffrage Participation Rate1718★

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇯🇵 JapanShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)11.65.6★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)88.1★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.2 % of GDP10.8 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %NA
Hospital Bed Density4.2 people/sq km12.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)5 %3 %★
Mean Age at First Birth30.730.7
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.9 %4.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS17,000★30,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇯🇵 JapanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)147,000261,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇯🇵 JapanShare
Currently married (Percent)50.12 %★45.75 %
Human Capital Index0.670.82★
Life expectancy at birth85.11 years88.16 years★
Median age of population47.22 years50.21 years★
Population Change-67,933.1 persons★-619,033.8 persons
Population density74.53 per sq. km★324.98 per sq. km
Total population9.83M persons122.45M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.680.76★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BA-B
Birth Rate (%)7.38 %★6.84 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA39.8 %
Death Rate (%)11.99 %★12.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.4 % of GDP★3.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.91M persons22.27M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate4.6669.38★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.54 years12.03 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother96 days309 days★
Major Urban Areas Population3.15 people37.19 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)177.32★170.82
Military Manpower at Military Age21★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization68.29 %91.43 %★
Physician Density6.58 people/sq km★2.65 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.35 %★-0.45 %
Population living in slums-0.3 %2 %★
Total deaths120,560.1 persons★1.56M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)53.53 %59.68 %★
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman★1.19 per woman
Total net-migration-10,452.7 persons220,640.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate2.88 per live births2.28 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇷 Greece🇯🇵 JapanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.5★1.25
Airports82280★
Civil Air Travel39360★
Heliports593,036★

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