Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Spain instead of Yemen, you would:

Health

live 15.0 years longer

In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 39.2% more likely to be obese

In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 18.6 times more money

Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $46,400 as of 2023.

be 29.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Yemen, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 12.1% as of 2023.

be 58.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Spain, however, that number is 20.2% as of 2022.

pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate

Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 98.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Yemen, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Spain, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 40.7% more likely to be literate

In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In Spain, it is 98.6% as of 2020.

be 94.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 69.7% fewer children

In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 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 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Yemen, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Spain, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Spain, about 94.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.5 times more on healthcare

Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Spain, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.6 times more coastline

Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, 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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