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Greece vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Greece has a population of 10.4M (ranked 94/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Greece's land area is 49,769 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 95th vs. 145th).

By GDP, Greece ranks 54/197 ($257B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Greece ranks 49/197 ($24,752), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Greece North Macedonia
Population
10276140
1783115
Population rank 95/197 150/197
GDP
$257B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 54/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$24,752
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 49/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$44,074
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$388B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
142.2%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$37,349
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 16/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,372
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
49,769 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
208.7 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.32
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
47.3 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Greece and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Greece and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Greece

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Greece North Macedonia
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 $28,129,128,587 -
1976 $30,719,552,239 -
1977 $35,673,080,481 -
1978 $43,654,480,519 -
1979 $53,724,121,435 -
1980 $56,039,256,595 -
1981 $51,618,456,335 -
1982 $53,858,346,939 -
1983 $48,741,397,059 -
1984 $47,352,146,312 -
1985 $47,155,741,426 -
1986 $55,595,445,472 -
1987 $64,739,630,096 -
1988 $75,200,610,137 -
1989 $78,067,933,277 -
1990 $96,529,587,274 $4,699,646,643
1991 $103,680,863,713 $4,938,775,510
1992 $114,608,178,405 $2,436,849,342
1993 $107,295,704,518 $2,682,456,897
1994 $114,980,063,202 $3,559,608,640
1995 $134,974,613,914 $4,707,041,315
1996 $142,502,984,145 $4,642,021,256
1997 $138,766,067,640 $3,912,986,091
1998 $139,612,812,176 $3,765,745,023
1999 $137,131,371,955 $3,863,619,285
2000 $125,760,166,225 $3,772,859,034
2001 $132,050,474,720 $3,709,636,031
2002 $150,253,800,086 $4,018,365,747
2003 $196,930,509,813 $4,946,296,599
2004 $234,979,615,898 $5,682,784,472
2005 $242,315,668,619 $6,258,602,873
2006 $269,073,415,334 $6,861,226,972
2007 $314,226,996,944 $8,336,474,974
2008 $351,121,399,546 $9,909,552,435
2009 $326,829,054,686 $9,401,736,825
2010 $296,417,644,404 $9,407,170,321
2011 $283,228,079,776 $10,494,626,768
2012 $238,841,140,018 $9,745,261,301
2013 $236,556,279,641 $10,817,702,346
2014 $233,911,581,521 $11,362,265,253
2015 $194,567,373,678 $10,064,519,963
2016 $193,097,239,006 $10,672,467,073
2017 $200,381,103,984 $11,307,067,070
2018 $213,298,873,494 $12,683,068,114
2019 $207,305,649,887 $12,606,338,449
2020 $191,362,985,555 $12,361,036,914
2021 $218,303,801,895 $14,000,283,827
2022 $218,880,566,444 $13,932,436,550
2023 $243,498,333,238 $15,763,604,288
2024 $257,144,811,302 $16,685,236,492

Greece and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Greece

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Greece North Macedonia
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 $3,109 -
1976 $3,343 -
1977 $3,832 -
1978 $4,629 -
1979 $5,627 -
1980 $5,812 -
1981 $5,305 -
1982 $5,502 -
1983 $4,950 -
1984 $4,785 -
1985 $4,747 -
1986 $5,578 -
1987 $6,474 -
1988 $7,492 -
1989 $7,738 -
1990 $9,467 $2,277
1991 $10,047 $2,402
1992 $11,021 $1,199
1993 $10,257 $1,337
1994 $10,937 $1,786
1995 $12,779 $2,355
1996 $13,433 $2,307
1997 $13,016 $1,960
1998 $13,023 $1,876
1999 $12,743 $1,915
2000 $11,638 $1,862
2001 $12,157 $1,823
2002 $13,782 $1,989
2003 $18,021 $2,445
2004 $21,449 $2,819
2005 $22,054 $3,121
2006 $24,416 $3,440
2007 $28,441 $4,204
2008 $31,696 $5,026
2009 $29,425 $4,800
2010 $26,653 $4,833
2011 $25,505 $5,417
2012 $21,624 $5,050
2013 $21,573 $5,626
2014 $21,475 $5,925
2015 $17,981 $5,263
2016 $17,919 $5,598
2017 $18,632 $5,955
2018 $19,873 $6,714
2019 $19,335 $6,719
2020 $17,887 $6,660
2021 $20,655 $7,621
2022 $20,972 $7,606
2023 $23,401 $8,624
2024 $24,752 $9,310

Greece vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Greece

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Greece North Macedonia
1950 66.2 50.6
1951 66.7 48.5
1952 67.3 52.5
1953 67.5 53.2
1954 68 55.7
1955 68.6 55.4
1956 68.1 58.5
1957 68.4 55.7
1958 69.7 60.3
1959 69.6 59.5
1960 70.5 60.5
1961 70.4 61.8
1962 70.3 59.3
1963 70.6 61.4
1964 70.5 61.5
1965 71.5 62.6
1966 71.9 63.5
1967 71.4 63.8
1968 71.5 64.6
1969 72.1 64
1970 72.7 65
1971 72.9 65.2
1972 72.7 65.6
1973 73 67.1
1974 73.5 67.1
1975 73.5 67.3
1976 73.7 67.9
1977 73.8 68.2
1978 74.4 69.1
1979 74.7 69.2
1980 74.5 69.1
1981 74.9 69.4
1982 75.2 69.8
1983 75.5 69.7
1984 75.8 70.2
1985 76.1 70.2
1986 76.5 70.3
1987 76.1 70.4
1988 77 70.5
1989 77.1 71.1
1990 77.3 71.3
1991 77.4 71.8
1992 77.3 71.3
1993 77.7 71.7
1994 77.9 71.5
1995 77.9 72
1996 78 71.9
1997 78.4 71.9
1998 78.3 71.8
1999 78.4 72.3
2000 78.4 72.6
2001 78.9 73
2002 79 72.7
2003 79.1 73
2004 79.4 73.4
2005 79.7 73.6
2006 79.8 73.8
2007 79.7 73.7
2008 80.1 74.4
2009 80.4 74.5
2010 80.6 75
2011 80.6 75.1
2012 80.4 75
2013 81.1 75.6
2014 81.1 75.6
2015 80.8 75.6
2016 81.3 75.6
2017 81 76.2
2018 81.5 76.9
2019 81.3 76.8
2020 81.5 74.5
2021 80.5 73.3
2022 79.9 76.6
2023 81.9 77.4
2024 82 77.5
2025 82.2 77.7

Greece and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Greece

North Macedonia
Year Population
Greece North Macedonia
1960 8,331,725 1,435,059
1961 8,398,050 1,455,171
1962 8,448,233 1,471,745
1963 8,479,625 1,488,737
1964 8,510,429 1,510,900
1965 8,550,333 1,533,466
1966 8,613,651 1,557,349
1967 8,684,088 1,582,492
1968 8,740,765 1,608,930
1969 8,772,764 1,636,345
1970 8,792,806 1,664,208
1971 8,831,036 1,691,216
1972 8,888,628 1,717,395
1973 8,929,086 1,743,816
1974 8,962,022 1,770,545
1975 9,046,541 1,797,972
1976 9,188,150 1,825,830
1977 9,308,479 1,853,138
1978 9,429,959 1,879,847
1979 9,548,258 1,906,523
1980 9,642,505 1,933,038
1981 9,729,350 1,959,065
1982 9,789,513 1,978,956
1983 9,846,627 1,991,901
1984 9,895,801 2,003,399
1985 9,934,300 2,014,331
1986 9,967,213 2,024,732
1987 10,000,595 2,035,157
1988 10,036,983 2,045,737
1989 10,089,498 2,055,649
1990 10,196,792 2,063,689
1991 10,319,927 2,055,994
1992 10,399,061 2,032,523
1993 10,460,415 2,006,854
1994 10,512,922 1,992,666
1995 10,562,153 1,998,534
1996 10,608,800 2,012,553
1997 10,661,259 1,996,869
1998 10,720,509 2,007,523
1999 10,761,698 2,017,142
2000 10,805,808 2,026,350
2001 10,862,132 2,034,882
2002 10,902,022 2,020,157
2003 10,928,070 2,022,725
2004 10,955,141 2,016,186
2005 10,987,314 2,005,330
2006 11,020,362 1,994,287
2007 11,048,473 1,982,933
2008 11,077,841 1,971,493
2009 11,107,017 1,958,782
2010 11,121,341 1,946,298
2011 11,104,899 1,937,398
2012 11,045,011 1,929,821
2013 10,965,211 1,922,716
2014 10,892,413 1,917,557
2015 10,820,883 1,912,430
2016 10,775,971 1,906,313
2017 10,754,679 1,898,657
2018 10,732,882 1,889,051
2019 10,721,582 1,876,262
2020 10,698,599 1,856,124
2021 10,569,207 1,837,114
2022 10,436,882 1,831,712
2023 10,405,588 1,827,816
2024 10,388,805 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Greece and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Greece

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Greece North Macedonia
1960 2.23 3.83
1961 2.13 3.62
1962 2.16 3.5
1963 2.14 3.62
1964 2.24 3.56
1965 2.25 3.52
1966 2.32 3.43
1967 2.45 3.33
1968 2.42 3.22
1969 2.36 3.1
1970 2.4 3.01
1971 2.32 2.93
1972 2.32 2.87
1973 2.27 2.72
1974 2.38 2.7
1975 2.33 2.69
1976 2.35 2.62
1977 2.27 2.49
1978 2.28 2.42
1979 2.26 2.4
1980 2.23 2.36
1981 2.09 2.29
1982 2.03 2.29
1983 1.94 2.25
1984 1.83 2.24
1985 1.67 2.25
1986 1.6 2.25
1987 1.5 2.32
1988 1.5 2.32
1989 1.4 2.25
1990 1.39 2.27
1991 1.37 2.31
1992 1.36 2.28
1993 1.32 2.26
1994 1.33 2.23
1995 1.28 2.13
1996 1.26 2.06
1997 1.27 1.92
1998 1.24 1.89
1999 1.23 1.77
2000 1.25 1.86
2001 1.25 1.73
2002 1.28 1.79
2003 1.29 1.75
2004 1.31 1.52
2005 1.34 1.5
2006 1.4 1.46
2007 1.41 1.46
2008 1.5 1.47
2009 1.5 1.5
2010 1.48 1.6
2011 1.4 1.46
2012 1.34 1.5
2013 1.29 1.5
2014 1.3 1.5
2015 1.33 1.49
2016 1.38 1.5
2017 1.35 1.43
2018 1.35 1.42
2019 1.34 1.34
2020 1.39 1.31
2021 1.43 1.6
2022 1.32 1.6
2023 1.32 1.5

Greece and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Greece

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Greece North Macedonia
1960 28.5 21.8
1961 29 21.8
1962 29.3 21.9
1963 29.4 21.9
1964 29.4 21.9
1965 31 21.9
1966 30.9 22
1967 31.1 22.2
1968 31.3 22.4
1969 31.6 22.6
1970 33.2 22.8
1971 32.9 23.1
1972 33 23.3
1973 33.3 23.6
1974 33.6 23.9
1975 33.8 24.2
1976 33.8 24.5
1977 33.9 24.8
1978 33.9 25.2
1979 34 25.5
1980 33.8 25.9
1981 33.7 26.2
1982 33.9 26.5
1983 34.1 26.8
1984 34.3 27.2
1985 34.5 27.5
1986 34.8 27.8
1987 35.1 28
1988 35.4 28.3
1989 35.7 28.6
1990 36 28.9
1991 36.3 29.2
1992 36.5 29.6
1993 36.6 29.9
1994 36.8 30.3
1995 37 30.5
1996 37.2 30.8
1997 37.4 31
1998 37.6 31.2
1999 37.8 31.5
2000 38 31.9
2001 38.2 32.2
2002 38.5 32.6
2003 38.8 32.8
2004 39.1 33.2
2005 39.4 33.5
2006 39.7 33.9
2007 40.1 34.3
2008 40.5 34.7
2009 40.9 35.1
2010 41.4 35.5
2011 41.8 36
2012 42.2 36.4
2013 42.7 36.9
2014 43.2 37.3
2015 43.7 37.8
2016 44.1 38.3
2017 44.4 38.8
2018 44.7 39.4
2019 45 39.9
2020 45.3 40.3
2021 45.9 40.7
2022 46.4 40.9
2023 46.7 41.3
2024 47.3 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Greece North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$239B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49.9%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.38%
2022
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
147,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.48%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2024
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
68%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
60.6
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26%
2023
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2023
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires
16
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
143
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$83.2B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$15.2B
2024
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$561M
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
7,406,000
2020
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.5%
2020
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
88.6%
2024
84.3%
2024

Energy

Greece North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,875 kg
2023
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$22
2023
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
51.7 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.97 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
79.1%
2023
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
21.5%
2021
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
12.2%
2023
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,694 kWh
2023
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
40.6%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
8.1%
2023
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Greece North Macedonia
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-122,772
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
81%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.4
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
86
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.84
2023
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.3
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.9%
2009
97.6%
2012
English speaking
51%
2023
5%
2025
People using the Internet
86.3%
2024
87.2%
2023

Health

Greece North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,768
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$593
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.21%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
6.37
2021
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth
31 years
2023
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
5
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.7
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
28.9%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
69
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.8%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.81 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Greece North Macedonia
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
4,791 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
20,742 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,065 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
72,700 mi
2018
8,812 mi
2017

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