Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Macedonia, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years longer
In Macedonia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Macedonia has a GDP per capita of $17,100 as of 2022, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $40,200 as of 2022.
be 10.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Macedonia, 14.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 12.9% as of 2022.
pay a 4.5 times higher top tax rate
Macedonia has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 66.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Macedonia, approximately 7.3 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 30.4% fewer children
In Macedonia, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.3% more likely to have internet access
In Macedonia, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Spain, about 94.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 35.4% more on healthcare
Macedonia spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Spain, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Public Revenue Office, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Spain: At a glance
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