General information
| Greece | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Southern Europe | Western Asia |
| Area: | 131,960 km² | 785,350 km² |
| Official language: | Greek | Turkish |
| Government form: | Parliamentary republic | Parliamentary republic |
| Independent since: | 1830 n.Chr. | 1923 n.Chr. |
| Capital: | Athens | Ankara |
Population
| Greece | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 10,716,000 | 84,339,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 81.2 | 107.4 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 80 years | Ø 75 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 85 years | Ø 81 years |
| Average age: | Ø 42.8 years | Ø 29.4 years |
| Birthrate: | 7.80 ‰ | 15.78 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 11.70 ‰ | 5.44 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 0.97 ‰ | -1.55 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)Visit also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life (in german only)
| Greece | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 64 | 29 |
| Civil rights: | 60 | 39 |
| Health: | 90 | 64 |
| Climate: | 70 | 60 |
| Cost of Living: | 49 | 92 |
| Popularity: | 48 | 49 |
Economy
| Greece | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Euro (1 EUR = 100 Cent) | Turkish Lira (1 TRY =100 Kurus) |
| Unemployment rate: | 16.9 % | 13.9 % |
| Inflation rate: | -1.25 % | 12.28 % |
| Cost of Living: | 79.30 % | 39.38 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 51.90 % | 42.30 % |
| Average income: | 19,710 US$ | 9,050 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 50 (bad) | 40 (bad) |
| GRC: total | per 1000 inh. | TUR: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 189,410 M US$ | 17.68 M US$ | 720,101 M US$ | 8.54 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 211,314 M US$ | 19.72 M US$ | 763,333 M US$ | 9.05 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 59,022 M US$ | 5.51 M US$ | 203,082 M US$ | 2.41 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 71,758 M US$ | 6.70 M US$ | 231,426 M US$ | 2.74 M US$ |
| Gross debt: | 331,072 M € | 30.90 M € | 225,106 M € | 2.67 M € |
| Budget surplus: | 2,797 M € | 0.26 M € | -14,364 M € | -0.17 M € |
Infrastructure
| GRC: total | per 1000 inh. | TUR: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 117,000 km | 10.92 km | 67,333 km | 0.80 km |
| Railways: | 2,548 km | 0.24 km | 12,710 km | 0.15 km |
| Waterways: | 6 km | 0.00 km | 1,200 km | 0.01 km |
| Harbours: | 1,308 | 0.122 | 1,234 | 0.015 |
| Airports: | 77 | 0.007 | 98 | 0.001 |
Energy balance
| GRC: total | per 1000 inh. | TUR: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 56.89 bn kWh | 5.31 m kWh | 231.10 bn kWh | 2.74 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 52.05 bn kWh | 4.86 m kWh | 261.90 bn kWh | 3.11 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 1.04 bn kWh | 96,775.26 kWh | 1.44 bn kWh | 17,097.65 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 9.83 bn kWh | 917,638.47 kWh | 6.33 bn kWh | 75,054.19 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 65.29 m t | 6,093.01 t | 412.97 m t | 4,896.54 t |
Telecommunication
| Greece | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +30 | +90 |
| Internet domain: | .gr | .tr |
| GRC total | GRC per 1000 inh. | TUR total | TUR per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 5,001,510 | 467 | 11,532,900 | 137 |
| Mobile phones: | 11,882,100 | 1109 | 80,790,900 | 958 |
| Internet server: | 3,201,000 | 299 | 7,093,000 | 84 |
| Internet users: | 8,109,169 | 757 | 61,718,476 | 732 |
Healthcare system
| Greece | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 pop.: | 4.30 | 2.70 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 4.59 | 1.76 |
| Diabetes: | 4.7 % | 11.1 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.0 % | 0.2 % |
| Smokers: | 39.1 % | 29.3 % |
Climate
Detailed info for: Greece and Turkey| Greece | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 22.3 °C | 19.9 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 12.5 °C | 8.6 °C |
| Water temperature: | 18.8 °C | 16.1 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 66 % | 65 % |
| Rain days: | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 7.3 | 6.6 |
Native languages
Religions
| Greece | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Islam: | 1.3 % | 99.0 % |
| Christianity: | 98.0 % | 0.2 % |
| Yazidism: | n/a | 0.1 % |
| Jewry: | n/a | 0.1 % |
| other: | 0.7 % | 0.6 % |