If you lived in Spain instead of Gambia, you would:

Health

be 77.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Spain, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.

live 15.0 years longer

In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 19.1 times more money

Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2022, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $40,200 as of 2022.

be 61.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gambia, 53.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Spain, however, that number is 20.4% as of 2021.

be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Gambia, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 12.9% as of 2022.

Life

be 99.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gambia, approximately 458.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Spain, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 69.7% more likely to be literate

In Gambia, the literacy rate is 58.1% as of 2021. In Spain, it is 98.6% as of 2020.

be 93.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Gambia, approximately 37.2 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 74.0% fewer children

In Gambia, there are approximately 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 57.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Gambia, approximately 64% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Spain, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Gambia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Spain, about 94.0% do as of 2021.

be 11.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Gambia, approximately 90% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 86% 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.

Expenditures

spend 64.3% more on education

Gambia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 4.1 times more on healthcare

Gambia spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Spain, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 62.0 times more coastline

Gambia has a total of 80 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

Spain is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 498,980 sq km. Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World War I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. More recently the government has had to focus on measures to reverse a severe economic recession that began in mid-2008. Austerity measures implemented to reduce a large budget deficit and reassure foreign investors have led to one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe.
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