Quality of Life Comparison


If you lived in Spain instead of United States, you would:


live 1.8 years longer


be 34.3% less likely to be obese

In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people.


make 35.6% less money

United States has a GDP per capita of $59,500, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $38,300.

be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In United States, 4.4% of adults are unemployed. In Spain, that number is 17.1%.

be 39.7% more likely to be live below the poverty line

In United States, 15.1% live below the poverty line. In Spain, however, that number is 21.1%.

spend 13.6% more on taxes

United States has a top tax rate of 39.6%. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0%.


be 64.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In United States, approximately 14.0 women per 1,000 births die during labor. In Spain, 5.0 women do.

be 43.1% less likely to die during infancy


have 26.4% less children

In United States, there are approximately 12.5 babies per 1,000 people. In Spain, there are 9.2 babies per 1,000 people.


spend 14.0% less on education

United States spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education. Spain spends 4.3% of total GDP on education.

spend 47.4% less on healthcare

United States spends 17.1% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Spain, that number is 9.0% of GDP.


see 75.1% less coastline

United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.

Spain: At a glance


How big is Spain compared to United States? See an in-depth size comparison.

The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Service, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.



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