Greece vs Portugal
Greece vs Portugal: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 3.2% of the labour force in Greece and 1.01% of the labour force in Portugal, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Greece, by 2.19 percentage points, or 3.16 times that in Portugal.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Greece has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2020, Greece ranked 15 and Portugal ranked 67 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 | Greece | Portugal | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.2 | 1.01 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 3.15 | 0.99 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 3.17 | 1 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 3.11 | 1 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 3.08 | 1.44 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 3.1 | 1.42 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 3.08 | 1.5 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 3.09 | 1.51 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 3.01 | 1.68 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1.67 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 2.98 | 1.65 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 2.86 | 1.66 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 3.25 | 1.65 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 3.27 | 1.65 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 3.27 | 1.66 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 3.45 | 1.7 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 3.46 | 1.68 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 3.82 | 1.7 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 3.87 | 1.66 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3.52 | 1.69 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 3.49 | 1.73 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 3.64 | 1.75 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 3.71 | 1.85 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 3.69 | 2.02 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 4.43 | 2.14 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 4.59 | 2.17 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 4.76 | 2.55 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 5.02 | 1.43 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 4.95 | 1.69 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 5 | 1.76 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 4.84 | 1.84 | 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
Greece vs Portugal
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023Portugal: 82.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Portugal: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Portugal: 2.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGreece: 98.9% in 2022Portugal: 95.2% in 2022
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017Portugal: 4.42% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Portugal: 7.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023Portugal: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023Portugal: -0% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023Portugal: 1.51 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025Portugal: 61.5% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023Portugal: 46.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023Portugal: 24.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Portugal: 2.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025Portugal: 1.71% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025Portugal: $5.51B in 2025
- Military spending per personGreece: $842 in 2025Portugal: $563 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025Portugal: 4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020Portugal: 52,000 people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022Portugal: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsGreece: 574 million TIV in 2025Portugal: 90 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025Portugal: 1 million TIV in 2025