Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Italy, you would:
Health
be 19.6% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 29.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Spain, however, that number is 21.1% as of 2012.
be 52.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 11.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Spain, that number is 17.2% as of 2017.
Life
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Spain, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 15.8% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 74.4% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Spain, about 86.1% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 10.5% more on education
Italy spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Spain spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 34.7% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 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 Italy? See an in-depth size comparison.