Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 41.1% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 15.3% of people as of 2024.
have 52.3% more doctors per person
Canada has 28.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Spain has 42.9 as of 2022.
see 35.5% less spent on your healthcare
Canada spends $7,646 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Spain spends $4,935 as of 2023.
Economy
be 50.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Spain, that number is 10.4% as of 2025.
make 30.6% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,698 as of 2025, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $38,627 as of 2025.
Life
be 75.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Spain, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 44.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Spain, on the other hand, 2.6 children do as of 2024.
have 27.0% fewer children
In Canada, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 18.5% less on healthcare
Canada spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.5% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
Safety
be 65.2% less likely to be murdered
Canada has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 25.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Canada, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Spain, they kill 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 11.6 times more strain on fresh water
Canada withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Spain withdraws 43% as of 2022.
use 63.1% less electricity
Canada uses 14,093 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Spain uses 5,196 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 67.8% less CO2
Canada emits 14.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Spain emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 25.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Canada, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Spain, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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