Greece vs Poland
Greece vs Poland: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 37% in Greece and 31% in Poland, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Greece, by 6 percentage points, or 1.19 times that in Poland.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Greece has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Poland.
- In 2024, Greece ranked 88 and Poland ranked 110 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Greece | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37 | 31 | – |
| 2023 | 37 | 31 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 37 | 31 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 37 | 30.9 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 37 | 30.9 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 35.9 | 30.9 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 34.9 | 30.9 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 33.9 | 30.8 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 32.8 | 30.8 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 31.8 | 30.8 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 31.2 | 30.7 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 30 | 30.6 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 28.9 | 30.5 | 32 |
| 2009 | 28.9 | 30.4 | 32 |
| 2008 | 28.9 | 30.3 | 32 |
| 2007 | 28.8 | 30.2 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 28.8 | 30.1 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 28.8 | 30 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 28.8 | 29.9 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 28.8 | 29.9 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 28.8 | 29.8 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 28.8 | 29.7 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 28.8 | 29.6 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 28.8 | 29.5 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 28.8 | 29.5 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 28.8 | 29.4 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 28.8 | 29.4 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 28.8 | 29.3 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 28.8 | 29.2 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 28.8 | 29.2 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 28.8 | 29.1 | 33 |
| 1991 | 28.8 | 29.1 | – |
| 1990 | 28.8 | 29 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, 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
Greece vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGreece: 98.9% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personGreece: $842 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGreece: 574 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025