Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 52.4% less likely to be obese

In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.2 times more money

Niue has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2003, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $36,200 as of 2020.

be 17.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Spain, that number is 14.1% as of 2019.

Basic Needs

be 16.2% more likely to have internet access

In Niue, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Spain, about 93.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 71.7% more on healthcare

Niue spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Spain, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 77.6 times more coastline

Niue has a total of 64 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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