Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of France, you would:
Health
be 10.2% more likely to be obese
In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 10.4% lower top tax rate
France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
make 12.9% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $44,100 as of 2017, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $38,400 as of 2017.
be 83.0% more likely to be unemployed
In France, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Spain, that number is 17.2% as of 2017.
be 48.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 14.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Spain, however, that number is 21.1% as of 2012.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Spain, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
have 26.9% fewer children
In France, there are approximately 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Spain, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.2% less on education
France spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Spain spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Spain: At a glance
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