Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 23.5% more likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 21.9% more money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $40,200 as of 2022, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $49,000 as of 2022.
be 59.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 5.3% as of 2022.
be 53.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
pay a 26.7% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Canada, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 43.2% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
be 77.3% 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 Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 13.0% more on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 20.6% more on healthcare
Spain spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 40.7 times more coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Canada: At a glance
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