Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 52.1% more likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 60.7% more money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $40,200 as of 2022, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $64,600 as of 2022.
be 71.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In United States, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
be 26.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In United States, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2010.
pay a 12.0% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In United States, the top tax rate is 39.6% as of 2016.
Life
have 71.8% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United States, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United States, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.1 times 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 32.6% more on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United States spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 75.7% more on healthcare
Spain spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United States, that number is 18.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.0 times more coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Service, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
United States: At a glance
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