Quality of life comparison

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

Health

see 49.6% less spent on your healthcare

Liechtenstein spends $9,795 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Spain spends $4,935 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 82.5% less money

Liechtenstein has a GDP per capita of $220,167 as of 2024, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $38,627 as of 2025.

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Life

be 35.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Liechtenstein, approximately 4.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Spain, on the other hand, 2.6 children do as of 2024.

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have 22.6% fewer children

In Liechtenstein, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 61.5% more on healthcare

Liechtenstein spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 86.5% less likely to be murdered

Liechtenstein has a homicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Spain, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 21.6% less home broadband

Liechtenstein has 50.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Spain has 39.2 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

Compare further: Liechtenstein vs. Spain

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Spain is 40.3% cheaper than Liechtenstein overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Liechtenstein is about 3,159 times smaller than Spain.
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Moving from Liechtenstein to Spain · OECD 2019
4 people moved from Liechtenstein to Spain.
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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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