Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 32.6% more money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2020, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $36,200 as of 2020.
be 18.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 17.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Spain, that number is 14.1% as of 2019.
be 15.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 17.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Spain, however, that number is 20.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 30.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.5 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.
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Spain, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 19.2% more likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Spain, about 93.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% more on education
Greece spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Spain spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 16.7% more on healthcare
Greece spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Spain, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 63.7% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 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
How big is Spain compared to Greece? See an in-depth size comparison.