Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 21.8% more likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Australia, that number is 29.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 34.5% more money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $36,200 as of 2020, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $48,700 as of 2020.
be 63.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Australia, that number is 5.2% as of 2019.
Life
have 72.5% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Australia, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Australia, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 21.4% more on education
Spain spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Australia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 5.2 times more coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Australia: At a glance
How big is Australia compared to Spain? See an in-depth size comparison.