Czechia vs Greece
Czechia vs Greece: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.51% of the labour force in Czechia and 3.2% of the labour force in Greece, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Greece, by 2.69 percentage points, or 6.33 times that in Czechia.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Greece has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1993.
- In 2020, Czechia ranked 115 and Greece ranked 15 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Czechia | Greece | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.51 | 3.2 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.46 | 3.15 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.41 | 3.17 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.43 | 3.11 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.43 | 3.08 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.47 | 3.1 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.47 | 3.08 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.45 | 3.09 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.51 | 3.01 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 0.51 | 3 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.55 | 2.98 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.51 | 2.86 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.52 | 3.25 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.52 | 3.27 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 0.5 | 3.27 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.54 | 3.45 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.53 | 3.46 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.22 | 3.82 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 1.07 | 3.87 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1.15 | 3.52 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 1.22 | 3.49 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 1.14 | 3.64 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 1.25 | 3.71 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 1.3 | 3.69 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 1.46 | 4.43 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 1.78 | 4.59 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 1.75 | 4.76 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 2.1 | 5.02 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | – | 4.95 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | – | 5 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | – | 4.84 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Czechia vs Greece
Health
- Life expectancyCzechia: 79.8 years in 2023Greece: 81.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCzechia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Greece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCzechia: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Greece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCzechia: 97.9% in 2022Greece: 98.9% in 2022
- DepressionCzechia: 2.68% in 2017Greece: 4.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateCzechia: 10.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Greece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCzechia: 10.8 million people in 2023Greece: 10.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthCzechia: -0.34% a year in 2023Greece: -2.08% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCzechia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Greece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCzechia: 72.9% in 2025Greece: 79.2% in 2025
- Median ageCzechia: 42.7 years in 2023Greece: 45.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCzechia: 20.6% in 2023Greece: 23.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateCzechia: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Greece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCzechia: 1.84% of GDP in 2025Greece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCzechia: $6.49B in 2025Greece: $7.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personCzechia: $660 in 2025Greece: $842 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCzechia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025Greece: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCzechia: 27,000 people in 2020Greece: 147,000 people in 2020
- National powerCzechia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Greece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsCzechia: 19 million TIV in 2025Greece: 574 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCzechia: 137 million TIV in 2025Greece: 2 million TIV in 2025