Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.1 years less

In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 13.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Spain, 20.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Greece, however, that number is 17.9% as of 2018.

make 24.6% less money

Spain has a GDP per capita of $36,200 as of 2020, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $27,300 as of 2020.

be 22.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Spain, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Greece, that number is 17.3% as of 2019.

Life

be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Spain, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Greece, 3.0 women do as of 2017.

be 43.7% 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 Greece, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 16.1% less likely to have internet access

In Spain, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Greece, about 78.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 14.3% less on education

Spain spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Greece spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 14.3% less on healthcare

Spain spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Greece, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 2.8 times more coastline

Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Greece: At a glance

Greece is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 130,647 sq km. Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-communist and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union in 2001. In 2010, the prospect of a Greek default on its euro-denominated debt created severe strains within the EMU and raised the question of whether a member country might voluntarily leave the common currency or be removed.
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