Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 80.3% less likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 16.9% more money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $36,200 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 73.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
be 30.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In South Korea, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2016.
pay a 15.6% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In South Korea, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
be 16.2% 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
Geography
see 51.4% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax Service, South Korea, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
South Korea: At a glance
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