Greece vs United States: Percentage of one-person households
Greece
25.7%
in 2018
United States
28.0%
in 2018
Greece rank
27th
United States rank
24th
Percentage of one-person households over time
- Greece
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 28.0% against 25.7% in Greece, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 27th and United States ranks 24th of 67 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 26.8% | 6.9% | United States |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 27.7% | 3.7% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of one-person households, Greece or United States?
- United States, at 28.0% against 25.7% in Greece as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of one-person households between Greece and United States?
- 2.3%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United States?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
- How do Greece and United States rank globally for percentage of one-person households?
- Greece ranks 27th and United States ranks 24th of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Percentage of one-person households. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of one-person households as a share of the total number of households. Estimates combine multiple sources, including cross-country surveys and census data.