Greece vs Sweden
Greece vs Sweden: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 37% in Greece and 68.6% in Sweden, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Sweden, by 31.6 percentage points, or 1.86 times that in Greece.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Greece ranked 88 and Sweden ranked 19 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Greece | Sweden | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37 | 68.6 | – |
| 2023 | 37 | 68.6 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 37 | 68.6 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 37 | 68.6 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 37 | 68.6 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 35.9 | 68.6 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 34.9 | 68.6 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 33.9 | 68.7 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 32.8 | 68.7 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 31.8 | 68.7 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 31.2 | 68.7 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 30.6 | 68.8 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 30 | 68.8 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 29.5 | 68.9 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 28.9 | 68.9 | 32 |
| 2009 | 28.9 | 68.9 | 32 |
| 2008 | 28.9 | 69 | 32 |
| 2007 | 28.8 | 69 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 28.8 | 69 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 28.8 | 69 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 28.8 | 69.1 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 28.8 | 69.1 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 28.8 | 69.1 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 28.8 | 69.1 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 28.8 | 69.1 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 28.8 | 69.1 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 28.8 | 69.1 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 28.8 | 69.1 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 28.8 | 69 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 28.8 | 69 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 28.8 | 69 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 28.8 | 69 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 28.8 | 68.9 | 33 |
| 1991 | 28.8 | 68.9 | – |
| 1990 | 28.8 | 68.9 | – |
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 Sweden
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023Sweden: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Sweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGreece: 98.9% in 2022Sweden: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017Sweden: 4.49% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Sweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Sweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025Sweden: $15B in 2025
- Military spending per personGreece: $842 in 2025Sweden: $1,549 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGreece: 574 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 235 million TIV in 2025