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Cyprus vs Greece statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cyprus has a population of 1.36M (ranked 155/197), compared with 10.4M in Greece (ranked 94/197). Cyprus' land area is 3,568 sq mi versus 49,769 sq mi for Greece (ranked 163rd vs. 95th).

By GDP, Cyprus ranks 104/197 ($36.3B) and Greece ranks 54/197 ($257B). By GDP per capita, Cyprus ranks 45/197 ($26,749), while Greece ranks 49/197 ($24,752).

Main facts and rankings

Cyprus Greece
Population
1380052
10276140
Population rank 153/197 95/197
GDP
$36.3B
2024
$257B
2024
GDP rank 104/197 54/197
GDP per capita
$26,749
2024
$24,752
2024
GDP per capita rank 45/197 49/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,240
2024
$44,074
2024
Government debt
$23.8B
2024
$388B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.3%
2025
142.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,490
2024
$37,349
2024
Government debt per person rank 34/185 16/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$24,086
2025
$13,372
2025
Land area
3,568 sq mi
2025
49,769 sq mi
2025
Population density
381 ppl/mi²
2024
208.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
1.32
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
47.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
82.2 years
2025

Cyprus and Greece: Comparison Charts

Cyprus and Greece economies compared

GDP
Cyprus

Greece
Year GDP
Cyprus Greece
1960 - $4,274,890,307
1961 - $4,892,397,431
1962 - $5,140,542,929
1963 - $5,813,285,627
1964 - $6,576,906,345
1965 - $7,582,209,670
1966 - $8,472,021,467
1967 - $9,146,592,856
1968 - $9,950,331,206
1969 - $11,454,106,327
1970 - $12,957,113,636
1971 - $14,388,806,818
1972 - $16,650,659,091
1973 - $22,037,019,563
1974 - $24,998,715,909
1975 $489,912,574 $28,129,128,587
1976 $576,090,074 $30,719,552,239
1977 $734,876,021 $35,673,080,481
1978 $964,024,364 $43,654,480,519
1979 $1,288,699,776 $53,724,121,435
1980 $2,154,311,277 $56,039,256,595
1981 $2,087,496,374 $51,618,456,335
1982 $2,159,242,417 $53,858,346,939
1983 $2,160,364,071 $48,741,397,059
1984 $2,278,248,953 $47,352,146,312
1985 $2,430,411,900 $47,155,741,426
1986 $3,090,734,463 $55,595,445,472
1987 $3,704,813,886 $64,739,630,096
1988 $4,278,792,597 $75,200,610,137
1989 $4,563,482,604 $78,067,933,277
1990 $5,591,130,218 $96,529,587,274
1991 $5,770,197,348 $103,680,863,713
1992 $6,912,150,456 $114,608,178,405
1993 $6,590,291,048 $107,295,704,518
1994 $7,425,703,929 $114,980,063,202
1995 $9,933,137,128 $134,974,613,914
1996 $10,011,914,680 $142,502,984,145
1997 $9,547,816,420 $138,766,067,640
1998 $10,248,618,778 $139,612,812,176
1999 $10,497,907,228 $137,131,371,955
2000 $9,985,847,314 $125,760,166,225
2001 $10,397,898,907 $132,050,474,720
2002 $11,420,228,846 $150,253,800,086
2003 $14,547,329,558 $196,930,509,813
2004 $17,320,551,250 $234,979,615,898
2005 $18,433,412,511 $242,315,668,619
2006 $20,072,754,987 $269,073,415,334
2007 $23,968,727,074 $314,226,996,944
2008 $27,844,646,258 $351,121,399,546
2009 $26,048,179,949 $326,829,054,686
2010 $25,799,940,078 $296,417,644,404
2011 $27,641,547,910 $283,228,079,776
2012 $25,047,436,975 $238,841,140,018
2013 $23,959,712,861 $236,556,279,641
2014 $23,225,918,260 $233,911,581,521
2015 $19,909,278,417 $194,567,373,678
2016 $21,046,462,281 $193,097,239,006
2017 $22,946,570,629 $200,381,103,984
2018 $25,754,001,368 $213,298,873,494
2019 $26,196,667,100 $207,305,649,887
2020 $25,555,093,854 $191,362,985,555
2021 $30,372,642,502 $218,303,801,895
2022 $30,935,566,077 $218,880,566,444
2023 $33,886,930,712 $243,498,333,238
2024 $36,333,022,329 $257,144,811,302

Cyprus and Greece economies compared

GDP per capita
Cyprus

Greece
Year GDP per capita
Cyprus Greece
1960 - $513
1961 - $583
1962 - $608
1963 - $686
1964 - $773
1965 - $887
1966 - $984
1967 - $1,053
1968 - $1,138
1969 - $1,306
1970 - $1,474
1971 - $1,629
1972 - $1,873
1973 - $2,468
1974 - $2,789
1975 $743 $3,109
1976 $870 $3,343
1977 $1,102 $3,832
1978 $1,434 $4,629
1979 $1,902 $5,627
1980 $3,154 $5,812
1981 $3,030 $5,305
1982 $3,100 $5,502
1983 $3,055 $4,950
1984 $3,167 $4,785
1985 $3,324 $4,747
1986 $4,159 $5,578
1987 $4,908 $6,474
1988 $5,584 $7,492
1989 $5,870 $7,738
1990 $7,092 $9,467
1991 $7,222 $10,047
1992 $8,530 $11,021
1993 $7,978 $10,257
1994 $8,791 $10,937
1995 $11,514 $12,779
1996 $11,373 $13,433
1997 $10,637 $13,016
1998 $11,206 $13,023
1999 $11,273 $12,743
2000 $10,537 $11,638
2001 $10,785 $12,157
2002 $11,636 $13,782
2003 $14,553 $18,021
2004 $17,016 $21,449
2005 $17,790 $22,054
2006 $19,037 $24,416
2007 $22,344 $28,441
2008 $25,522 $31,696
2009 $23,480 $29,425
2010 $22,876 $26,653
2011 $24,110 $25,505
2012 $21,493 $21,624
2013 $20,238 $21,573
2014 $19,326 $21,475
2015 $16,326 $17,981
2016 $17,013 $17,919
2017 $18,295 $18,632
2018 $20,267 $19,873
2019 $20,360 $19,335
2020 $19,624 $17,887
2021 $23,057 $20,655
2022 $23,236 $20,972
2023 $25,195 $23,401
2024 $26,749 $24,752

Cyprus vs. Greece life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cyprus

Greece
Year Life expectancy, years
Cyprus Greece
1950 55.8 66.2
1951 56.8 66.7
1952 57.7 67.3
1953 58.4 67.5
1954 59.3 68
1955 59.7 68.6
1956 60.4 68.1
1957 61 68.4
1958 61.6 69.7
1959 62.3 69.6
1960 63.3 70.5
1961 64.1 70.4
1962 64.7 70.3
1963 61.8 70.6
1964 62.2 70.5
1965 66.1 71.5
1966 66.5 71.9
1967 66.9 71.4
1968 67.3 71.5
1969 67.6 72.1
1970 68.1 72.7
1971 68.4 72.9
1972 68.6 72.7
1973 69 73
1974 54.6 73.5
1975 70.3 73.5
1976 70.8 73.7
1977 71.3 73.8
1978 71.7 74.4
1979 72.2 74.7
1980 72.8 74.5
1981 73.1 74.9
1982 73.5 75.2
1983 73.7 75.5
1984 74 75.8
1985 74.6 76.1
1986 74.9 76.5
1987 75.3 76.1
1988 75.4 77
1989 75.8 77.1
1990 76 77.3
1991 76.2 77.4
1992 76.3 77.3
1993 76.3 77.7
1994 76.4 77.9
1995 76.6 77.9
1996 76.9 78
1997 77.1 78.4
1998 77.2 78.3
1999 77.6 78.4
2000 77.9 78.4
2001 78.2 78.9
2002 78.8 79
2003 78.9 79.1
2004 79 79.4
2005 79.2 79.7
2006 79.5 79.8
2007 79.8 79.7
2008 79.9 80.1
2009 80.4 80.4
2010 80.6 80.6
2011 80.9 80.6
2012 81.1 80.4
2013 81.3 81.1
2014 81.3 81.1
2015 81.5 80.8
2016 81.5 81.3
2017 81.5 81
2018 81.6 81.5
2019 81.5 81.3
2020 81.2 81.5
2021 80.6 80.5
2022 80.4 79.9
2023 81.6 81.9
2024 81.8 82
2025 82 82.2

Cyprus and Greece population clocks and comparison

Population
Cyprus

Greece
Year Population
Cyprus Greece
1960 586,490 8,331,725
1961 595,514 8,398,050
1962 601,466 8,448,233
1963 607,252 8,479,625
1964 612,521 8,510,429
1965 617,736 8,550,333
1966 623,390 8,613,651
1967 629,251 8,684,088
1968 635,157 8,740,765
1969 641,189 8,772,764
1970 647,446 8,792,806
1971 654,050 8,831,036
1972 661,063 8,888,628
1973 665,937 8,929,086
1974 663,254 8,962,022
1975 659,405 9,046,541
1976 662,032 9,188,150
1977 667,101 9,308,479
1978 672,249 9,429,959
1979 677,549 9,548,258
1980 683,076 9,642,505
1981 688,893 9,729,350
1982 696,497 9,789,513
1983 707,225 9,846,627
1984 719,334 9,895,801
1985 731,277 9,934,300
1986 743,105 9,967,213
1987 754,785 10,000,595
1988 766,235 10,036,983
1989 777,420 10,089,498
1990 788,351 10,196,792
1991 798,944 10,319,927
1992 810,341 10,399,061
1993 826,034 10,460,415
1994 844,667 10,512,922
1995 862,695 10,562,153
1996 880,290 10,608,800
1997 897,568 10,661,259
1998 914,548 10,720,509
1999 931,234 10,761,698
2000 947,667 10,805,808
2001 964,127 10,862,132
2002 981,440 10,902,022
2003 999,590 10,928,070
2004 1,017,875 10,955,141
2005 1,036,151 10,987,314
2006 1,054,418 11,020,362
2007 1,072,714 11,048,473
2008 1,091,026 11,077,841
2009 1,109,371 11,107,017
2010 1,127,816 11,121,341
2011 1,146,493 11,104,899
2012 1,165,397 11,045,011
2013 1,183,895 10,965,211
2014 1,201,801 10,892,413
2015 1,219,502 10,820,883
2016 1,237,112 10,775,971
2017 1,254,275 10,754,679
2018 1,270,737 10,732,882
2019 1,286,671 10,721,582
2020 1,302,247 10,698,599
2021 1,317,309 10,569,207
2022 1,331,370 10,436,882
2023 1,344,976 10,405,588
2024 1,358,282 10,388,805

Fertility rates in Cyprus and Greece

Fertility rate
Cyprus

Greece
Year Fertility rate
Cyprus Greece
1960 3.39 2.23
1961 3.62 2.13
1962 3.51 2.16
1963 3.49 2.14
1964 3.41 2.24
1965 3.47 2.25
1966 3.4 2.32
1967 3.32 2.45
1968 3.27 2.42
1969 3.19 2.36
1970 3.07 2.4
1971 3.04 2.32
1972 2.99 2.32
1973 2.4 2.27
1974 2.28 2.38
1975 2.11 2.33
1976 2.33 2.35
1977 2.09 2.27
1978 2.08 2.28
1979 2.14 2.26
1980 2.3 2.23
1981 2.15 2.09
1982 2.49 2.03
1983 2.49 1.94
1984 2.51 1.83
1985 2.43 1.67
1986 2.45 1.6
1987 2.39 1.5
1988 2.47 1.5
1989 2.37 1.4
1990 2.4 1.39
1991 2.34 1.37
1992 2.46 1.36
1993 2.25 1.32
1994 2.16 1.33
1995 2.03 1.28
1996 1.95 1.26
1997 1.86 1.27
1998 1.76 1.24
1999 1.67 1.23
2000 1.64 1.25
2001 1.57 1.25
2002 1.5 1.28
2003 1.51 1.29
2004 1.51 1.31
2005 1.48 1.34
2006 1.51 1.4
2007 1.45 1.41
2008 1.48 1.5
2009 1.48 1.5
2010 1.43 1.48
2011 1.36 1.4
2012 1.38 1.34
2013 1.3 1.29
2014 1.31 1.3
2015 1.32 1.33
2016 1.36 1.38
2017 1.32 1.35
2018 1.32 1.35
2019 1.33 1.34
2020 1.36 1.39
2021 1.39 1.43
2022 1.39 1.32
2023 1.39 1.32

Cyprus and Greece demographics compared

Median age
Cyprus

Greece
Year Median age, years
Cyprus Greece
1960 23.1 28.5
1961 23.1 29
1962 23.3 29.3
1963 23.5 29.4
1964 23.7 29.4
1965 23.9 31
1966 24 30.9
1967 24.2 31.1
1968 24.3 31.3
1969 24.5 31.6
1970 24.7 33.2
1971 24.9 32.9
1972 25.1 33
1973 25.3 33.3
1974 25.4 33.6
1975 25.5 33.8
1976 25.9 33.8
1977 26.3 33.9
1978 26.8 33.9
1979 27.2 34
1980 27.7 33.8
1981 28.2 33.7
1982 28.5 33.9
1983 28.7 34.1
1984 28.8 34.3
1985 28.9 34.5
1986 29.1 34.8
1987 29.2 35.1
1988 29.4 35.4
1989 29.6 35.7
1990 29.8 36
1991 30.1 36.3
1992 30.3 36.5
1993 30.4 36.6
1994 30.5 36.8
1995 30.6 37
1996 30.8 37.2
1997 31 37.4
1998 31.2 37.6
1999 31.4 37.8
2000 31.6 38
2001 31.8 38.2
2002 32 38.5
2003 32.2 38.8
2004 32.4 39.1
2005 32.6 39.4
2006 32.8 39.7
2007 33.1 40.1
2008 33.4 40.5
2009 33.6 40.9
2010 33.9 41.4
2011 34.2 41.8
2012 34.5 42.2
2013 34.8 42.7
2014 35.2 43.2
2015 35.6 43.7
2016 36 44.1
2017 36.4 44.4
2018 36.8 44.7
2019 37.2 45
2020 37.6 45.3
2021 38 45.9
2022 38.4 46.4
2023 38.8 46.7
2024 39.2 47.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cyprus Greece
GNI, Atlas method
$31B
2024
$239B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
40.4%
2025
49.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.74%
2022
3.38%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.82%
2023
3.23%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
147,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.84%
2025
-0.48%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.86%
2024
10%
2024
Services, % of GDP
76.9%
2024
68%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.3%
2024
15.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
73.2
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2023
26%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
2.7%
2023
Number of billionaires
10
2025
16
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0009%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
143
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$10.9B
2024
$83.2B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.09B
2024
$15.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$661M
2024
$561M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,117,000
2019
7,406,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.25%
2020
10.5%
2020
Banked people share
96.1%
2024
88.6%
2024

Energy

Cyprus Greece
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,673 kg
2023
1,875 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$23.6
2023
$22
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.18 megatons
2023
51.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.34 tons
2023
4.97 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.5%
2022
79.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
15.6%
2021
21.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.44%
2023
12.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
117%
2022
89.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,842 kWh
2023
4,694 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
15.1%
2021
40.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
8.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Cyprus Greece
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+8,138
2024
-122,772
2024
Urban population
67.1%
2024
81%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.88 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.4
2025
72.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
71
2025
86
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.82
2023
0.84
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
8.3
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
93.9%
2009
English speaking
75.1%
2023
51%
2023
People using the Internet
91.2%
2023
86.3%
2024

Health

Cyprus Greece
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,864
2022
$1,768
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$417
2022
$593
2022
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
82.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.17%
2022
0.21%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.55
2021
6.37
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
31 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
14
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.5
2023
3.7
2023
Obesity rate
23.6%
2022
28.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
63
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
32.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.36 liters
2020
5.81 liters
2020

Territory

Cyprus Greece
% of world land
0.006%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
2,627 sq mi
2024
4,791 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
498 sq mi
2025
20,742 sq mi
2025
Forest area
666 sq mi
2025
15,065 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,366 mi
2016
72,700 mi
2018

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