Europe · Southern Europe
Greece
Greece covers about 131,000 km² (50,700 mi²), the 98th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Nicaragua, at about 129,000 km².
- 131,000km²Area, main territory
- 10.5 millionPopulation
- 4.28In Belgiums
200 km
- Greece
Facts
| Area, main territory | 131,000 km²50,700 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 132,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 4.28 |
| Capital | Athens |
| Population | 10.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 80 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 42°N |
| In other languages | Grecia Español · Griechenland Deutsch · Grèce Français · Grécia Português · ギリシャ 日本語 · 希腊 中文 · 그리스 한국어 |
| Continent | Europe#14 of 50 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Greece
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 129× the size of Greece.
- At 80 people per km², Greece is the 86th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large in area, so Greece looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Greece's main territory stretches about 761 km north to south and 757 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 132,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 131,000 km², to within 2%.
How Greece measures up
Greece holds 0.6% of the land area and 1.4% of the people of the 50 countries listed for Europe. In Southern Europe it is the 3rd largest of 17.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,000 km² | 97th of 239 |
| Population | 10.5 million | 88th of 237 |
| Density | 80 per km² | 86th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 39.0°N | 61st of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Greece is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 4.28× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.54× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.37× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.35× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.24× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.04× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
Where Greece sits
- Greece's centre lies at 39.0°N, 23.0°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 4,340 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 35°N to 42°N, about 770 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Greece had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Greece would have 164.5 million people. It has 10.5 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Greece would have 489,000 people. It has 10.5 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 9.5 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Europe
- Russia16,980,000 km²
- Ukraine572,000 km²
- France548,000 km²
- Spain499,000 km²
- Sweden446,000 km²
- Greece#14 · 131,000 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2021; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11