Austria vs Greece: Bathing sites with excellent water quality
Austria
96.5%
in 2025
Greece
100.0%
in 2025
Austria rank
4th
Greece rank
1st
Bathing sites with excellent water quality over time
- Austria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 100.0% against 96.5% in Austria, a difference of 3.5%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 4th and Greece ranks 1st of 27 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.4% | 41.7% | 38.7% | Austria |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 80.8% | 5.5% | Greece |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 58.3% | 29.5% | Austria |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 100.0% | 3.1% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bathing sites with excellent water quality, Austria or Greece?
- Greece, at 100.0% against 96.5% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in bathing sites with excellent water quality between Austria and Greece?
- 3.5%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Greece?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Greece rank globally for bathing sites with excellent water quality?
- Austria ranks 4th and Greece ranks 1st of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Environment Agency (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Bathing sites with excellent water quality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of bathing water sites in lakes or rivers that are of excellent quality. This means contamination levels of certain bacteria are below a strict threshold.