Quality of life comparison

be 86.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Central African Republic, 2.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Spain, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.

live 27.0 years longer

In Central African Republic, the average life expectancy is 56 years (54 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.2 times more likely to be obese

In Central African Republic, 7.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people as of 2016.

make 40.2 times more money

Central African Republic has a GDP per capita of $900 as of 2020, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $36,200 as of 2020.

be 66.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Central African Republic, 62.0% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Spain, however, that number is 20.7% as of 2018.

be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Central African Republic, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Spain, that number is 14.1% as of 2019.

be 99.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Central African Republic, approximately 829.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Spain, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

be 2.6 times more likely to be literate

In Central African Republic, the literacy rate is 37.4% as of 2018. In Spain, it is 98.6% as of 2020.

be 97.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Central African Republic, approximately 83.0 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 78.3% fewer children

In Central African Republic, there are approximately 32.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 33.3 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Central African Republic, approximately 3% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Spain, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 9.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Central African Republic, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Spain, about 93.0% do as of 2020.

be 58.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Central African Republic, approximately 63% of people have improved drinking water access (84% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Spain, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 2.3 times more on education

Central African Republic spends 1.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Spain spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 16.7% more on healthcare

Central African Republic spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Spain, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.