Side by side
the European Union and Greece
The same question asked of every column. Numbers that break down by age or sex follow the controls; the rest stay country-wide and say so.
The widest gap is Housing costs over 40% of income: Greece 26.4% against the European Union 7.7%, 18.7 points apart.
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Where €100 of public spending goes
Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.
the European Union
Greece
Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.
Frequently asked: the European Union and Greece
Where do more people live: the European Union or Greece?
The gap is 43.45×: the European Union 450.6m, Greece 10.4m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. Eurostat · People & Women in the population · 2025. See the figure
Which covers more ground: the European Union or Greece?
The gap is 32.08×: the European Union 4,225,104, Greece 131,694. Total area of the country, inland water included. Eurostat · Land area & People per square kilometre · 2026. See the figure
Where is there more railway per 1,000 km²: the European Union or Greece?
The gap is 3.51×: the European Union 49.1, Greece 14.0. Railway line in use for every 1,000 square kilometres of the country. Eurostat · Railway network & Railway density · 2024. See the figure
Where do housing costs eat more of the income: the European Union or Greece?
The gap is 18.7 points: Greece 26.4%, the European Union 7.7%. Share whose housing costs exceed 40% of their disposable income. Eurostat · Housing costs over 40% of income · 2025. See the figure
Which spends more on health per resident: the European Union or Greece?
The gap is 2.26×: the European Union €2,959, Greece €1,307. Hospitals, doctors, medicines and medical equipment, and public health programmes. Eurostat · Public spending by function · 2024. See the figure
Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: the European Union or Greece?
The gap is 2.01×: Greece 85.3, the European Union 42.4. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. Eurostat · University students & Students per 1,000 people · 2024. See the figure
Who has more to spend, the typical person in the European Union or Greece?
The gap is 96.1%: the European Union €22,939, Greece €11,700. Median equivalised disposable income: household income after taxes and transfers, divided by household size on the OECD-modified scale. What one person has to spend — not a salary. Eurostat · Disposable income per person, Average net income, & Disposable income by age · 2025. See the figure
Where are there more doctors per 100,000 people: the European Union or Greece?
The gap is 80.4%: Greece 674, the European Union 374. Practising doctors, per 100,000 residents. Eurostat · Doctors · 2024. See the figure
Where are more children born per woman: the European Union or Greece?
The gap is 8.1%: the European Union 1.34, Greece 1.24. Children a woman would bear over her life at today’s age-specific birth rates. Eurostat · Children per woman & Age at first child · 2024. See the figure
Where does more energy come from renewables: the European Union or Greece?
The gap is 0.7 points: Greece 26.9%, the European Union 26.2%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Eurostat · Renewable energy · 2025. See the figure
Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.