Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Spain instead of Isle of Man, you would:

Economy

make 52.5% less money

Isle of Man has a GDP per capita of $84,600 as of 2014, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $40,200 as of 2022.

be 11.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Isle of Man, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Spain, that number is 12.9% as of 2022.

pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate

Isle of Man has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 41.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Isle of Man, approximately 4.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Spain, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 31.7% fewer children

In Isle of Man, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 31.0 times more coastline

Isle of Man has a total of 160 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Income Tax Services, Isle of Man Government, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.

Spain: At a glance

Spain is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 498,980 sq km. Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World War I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. More recently the government has had to focus on measures to reverse a severe economic recession that began in mid-2008. Austerity measures implemented to reduce a large budget deficit and reassure foreign investors have led to one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe.
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