Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Belgium, you would:
Economy
pay a 16.2% lower top tax rate
Belgium has a top tax rate of 53.7% as of 2016. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
make 24.9% less money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $48,200 as of 2020, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $36,200 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Spain, that number is 14.1% as of 2019.
be 39.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Belgium, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Spain, however, that number is 20.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 20.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Belgium, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Spain, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Belgium, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Spain, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 34.9% fewer children
In Belgium, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 34.4% less on education
Belgium spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Spain spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 15.0% less on healthcare
Belgium spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Spain, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 74.6 times more coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Spain: At a glance
How big is Spain compared to Belgium? See an in-depth size comparison.