Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
live 12.9 years longer
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to be obese
In Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 8.3 times more money
Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $5,600 as of 2023, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $46,400 as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Pakistan, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 12.1% as of 2023.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Pakistan 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 98.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Pakistan, approximately 154.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Spain, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 70.0% more likely to be literate
In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Spain, it is 98.6% as of 2020.
be 95.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Pakistan, approximately 54.0 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 72.2% fewer children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 25.5 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 4.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Pakistan, approximately 21.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Spain, about 94.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 91.7% more on education
Pakistan spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.8 times more on healthcare
Pakistan spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Spain, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.7 times more coastline
Pakistan has a total of 1,046 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Spain: At a glance
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