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 21.3% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $51,100 as of 2022, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $40,200 as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 12.9% as of 2022.
Life
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 41.8% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.6% less on education
Australia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
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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