Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 17.9% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 25.7% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $36,200 as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Spain, that number is 14.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Spain, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 42.0% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 17.6% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Spain spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 80.7% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Spain: At a glance
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