Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
be 16.7% more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 13.5% lower top tax rate
Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
make 32.1% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $59,200 as of 2022, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $40,200 as of 2022.
be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 12.9% as of 2022.
be 40.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 14.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Spain, however, that number is 20.4% as of 2021.
Life
be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Spain, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 27.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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 33.0% fewer children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 13.2% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 11.0 times more coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Spain: At a glance
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