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Spain vs Switzerland

174 shared metrics.

SpainLeads in 94

vs174 shared

SwitzerlandLeads in 80

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Spain

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Identity

Formal name: Kingdom of Spain.

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Identity

Name origin: derivation of the name España is uncertain.

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Switzerland

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Identity

Formal name: Swiss Confederation.

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Identity

Name origin: name derives from the canton of Schwyz, one of the founding cantons of the Swiss Confederacy formed in the late 13th century.

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Analysis

Spain leads in 94 of 174 shared metrics, while Switzerland leads in 80.

Spain's Shipping Traffic is 149.4x that of Switzerland (17.16M vs 114.1K).

Spain's Wind Electricity Share is 91.8x that of Switzerland (20.41% vs 0.22%).

Spain's Irrigated Land is 76.0x that of Switzerland (38.0K km² vs 494 km²).

Spain's Fuel Poverty is 34.0x that of Switzerland (17.5% of adults 16+ vs 0.50% of adults 16+).

Spain's Merchant Fleet Size is 28.6x that of Switzerland (503 vs 17).

Key Comparisons

Shipping TrafficSpain leads

Spain

17.16M

Switzerland

114.1K

Wind Electricity ShareSpain leads

Spain

20.41%

Switzerland

0.22%

Irrigated LandSpain leads

Spain

38.0K km²

Switzerland

494 km²

Fuel PovertySpain leads

Spain

17.5% of adults 16+

Switzerland

0.50% of adults 16+

Merchant Fleet SizeSpain leads

Spain

503

Switzerland

Water WithdrawalSpain leads

Spain

29.02 B m³

Switzerland

1.7 B m³

All Metrics

Shipping Traffic

Spain

17.16M

Switzerland

114.1K

14944% higher

Wind Electricity Share

Spain

20.41%

Switzerland

0.22%

9177% higher

Irrigated Land

Spain

38.0K km²

Switzerland

494 km²

7595% higher

Fuel Poverty

Spain

17.5% of adults 16+

Switzerland

0.50% of adults 16+

3400% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Spain

503

Switzerland

2859% higher

Water Withdrawal

Spain

29.02 B m³

Switzerland

1.7 B m³

1603% higher

Forest Area

Spain

185.9K km²

Switzerland

12.8K km²

1353% higher

Land Area

Spain

499.7K km²

Switzerland

39.5K km²

1165% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Spain

199.0K

Switzerland

20.0K

895% higher

Job Insecurity

Spain

15.81% of earnings at risk

Switzerland

2.4% of earnings at risk

559% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Spain

220.08 Mt CO2e

Switzerland

33.73 Mt CO2e

552% higher

Water Stress (%)

Spain

26.1%

Switzerland

4.2%

519% higher

Political Corruption Index

Spain

0.11

Switzerland

0.02

465% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Spain

107.3% of GDP

Switzerland

19.9% of GDP

439% higher

Airports

Spain

365

Switzerland

437% higher

Population

Spain

47.28M

Switzerland

8.93M

430% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Spain

130.37M kW

Switzerland

26.50M kW

392% higher

Time Zones Count

Spain

4.0 time zones

Switzerland

1.0 time zones

300% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Spain

153.6 gCO2/kWh

Switzerland

39.22 gCO2/kWh

292% higher

Railway Network

Spain

16.0K km

Switzerland

4.1K km

287% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Spain

49 sites

Switzerland

13 sites

277% higher

Electricity Generation

Spain

280.39 TWh

Switzerland

78.69 TWh

256% higher

Informal Employment Share

Spain

3.8% of employed people

Switzerland

1.1% of employed people

252% higher

Air Passengers

Spain

94.10M

Switzerland

27.73M

239% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Spain

4.8 per 1k

Switzerland

1.5 per 1k

224% higher

Long-Term Unemployment

Spain

3.8% of workforce

Switzerland

1.3% of workforce

200% higher

Railway Length

Spain

15.5K km

Switzerland

5.3K km

192% higher

Scientific Publications

Spain

67.1K

Switzerland

24.2K

177% higher

Unemployment Rate

Spain

11.39%

Switzerland

4.1%

177% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Spain

24.75% of youth labor force

Switzerland

9.0% of youth labor force

174% higher

Relationship Dissatisfaction

Spain

3.2% of adults 16+

Switzerland

1.2% of adults 16+

173% higher

GDP Growth Rate

Spain

3.5%

Switzerland

1.3%

165% higher

Inflation Rate

Spain

2.8%

Switzerland

1.1%

155% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Spain

40.3 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

16.03 kg/person/yr

151% higher

Protected Land (%)

Spain

28.1%

Switzerland

12.5%

125% higher

Financial Hardship

Spain

21.9% of adults 16+

Switzerland

9.9% of adults 16+

121% higher

Military Spending

Spain

1.4% of GDP

Switzerland

0.72% of GDP

100% higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Switzerland

Spain

0.15 per 1M people

Switzerland

2.1 per 1M people

93% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Spain

$1,725,671,652,742.19

Switzerland

$936,564,198,048.52

84% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Spain

21.85%

Switzerland

12.13%

80% higher

Official Languages Count

Switzerland

Spain

1.0

Switzerland

4.0

75% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Switzerland

Spain

10.43 per 100k people

Switzerland

39.54 per 100k people

74% lower

Time Dissatisfaction

Spain

16.64% of adults 16+

Switzerland

9.6% of adults 16+

73% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Switzerland

Spain

$2,910.84

Switzerland

$10,963.43

73% lower

Low Life Satisfaction

Spain

7.0% of adults 16+

Switzerland

4.1% of adults 16+

69% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Switzerland

Spain

9.3%

Switzerland

29.27%

68% lower

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Spain

15% of GDP

Switzerland

9.0% of GDP

67% higher

Poor Health

Spain

7.3% reporting poor health

Switzerland

4.4% reporting poor health

66% higher

GNI Per Capita

Switzerland

Spain

$33,550

Switzerland

$95,220

65% lower

Nurses & Midwives

Switzerland

Spain

6.5 per 1k

Switzerland

18.76 per 1k

65% lower

Food Waste per Person

Switzerland

Spain

65 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

167.45 kg/person/yr

61% lower

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Switzerland

Spain

2.9% of GDP

Switzerland

7.1% of GDP

59% lower

Population Density

Switzerland

Spain

96.76 /km²

Switzerland

224.98 /km²

57% lower

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Switzerland

Spain

1.4% of GDP

Switzerland

3.3% of GDP

57% lower

Long Work Hours

Switzerland

Spain

2.3% of employees

Switzerland

5.0% of employees

54% lower

Foreign Patents

Switzerland

Spain

126

Switzerland

267

53% lower

Gender Pay Gap (%)

Switzerland

Spain

6.2% of male wages

Switzerland

12.07% of male wages

49% lower

Low Adult Numeracy

Spain

24.1% of adults

Switzerland

16.2% of adults

49% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Switzerland

Spain

37.06% of GDP

Switzerland

72.16% of GDP

49% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

Spain

100.26 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

67.54 kg/person/yr

48% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Switzerland

Spain

164.29 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

318.69 kg/person/yr

48% lower

Political Voice

Switzerland

Spain

30.98% who feel heard by government

Switzerland

58.17% who feel heard by government

47% lower

Low-Wage Workers

Switzerland

Spain

6.4% of workers

Switzerland

12.1% of workers

47% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Switzerland

Spain

32.89% of GDP

Switzerland

61.94% of GDP

47% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Spain

3.5 per 100k

Switzerland

2.4 per 100k

46% higher

Beer Consumption

Spain

4.2 L/person/yr

Switzerland

2.9 L/person/yr

44% higher

Researchers

Switzerland

Spain

3.4K per 1M

Switzerland

6.0K per 1M

44% lower

Voter Turnout

Spain

66.59% of votes

Switzerland

46.64% of votes

43% higher

Road Deaths

Spain

3.7 per 100k

Switzerland

2.7 per 100k

40% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Switzerland

Spain

$56,877.64

Switzerland

$94,115.82

40% lower

Border Neighbors

Switzerland

Spain

3.0

Switzerland

5.0

40% lower

Obesity Rate

Spain

19.17%

Switzerland

13.74%

39% higher

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Switzerland

Spain

12.35 per 1M people

Switzerland

20.17 per 1M people

39% lower

Average Earnings

Switzerland

Spain

$54,564.41

Switzerland

$87,468.24

38% lower

Suicide Rate

Switzerland

Spain

8.7 per 100k

Switzerland

14.02 per 100k

38% lower

Nuclear Electricity Share

Switzerland

Spain

20.3%

Switzerland

32.4%

37% lower

Time Use Inequality

Spain

3.1 vs bottom 20%

Switzerland

2.3 vs bottom 20%

35% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Switzerland

Spain

25.86%

Switzerland

39.87%

35% lower

Youth NEET Rate

Spain

13.38% of youth 15-24

Switzerland

10.0% of youth 15-24

34% higher

Loneliness

Spain

5.4% of adults 16+

Switzerland

4.0% of adults 16+

34% higher

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Switzerland

Spain

2.9 per 1k

Switzerland

4.4 per 1k

34% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

Switzerland

Spain

55 pts

Switzerland

80 pts

31% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Spain

49.58%

Switzerland

37.79%

31% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Switzerland

Spain

19%

Switzerland

27.7%

31% lower

Poverty Rate

Spain

13.75% of population

Switzerland

10.72% of population

28% higher

Birth Rate

Switzerland

Spain

7.2 per 1k

Switzerland

10.01 per 1k

28% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Spain

4.6 t/person/yr

Switzerland

3.6 t/person/yr

28% higher

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Switzerland

Spain

5.1K kWh/person

Switzerland

7.1K kWh/person

28% lower

University Enrollment Rate

Spain

93.73%

Switzerland

74.01%

27% higher

Infant Mortality

Switzerland

Spain

2.6 per 1k births

Switzerland

3.5 per 1k births

26% lower

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

Switzerland

Spain

$36,537

Switzerland

$48,940

25% lower

Overcrowded Housing

Switzerland

Spain

3.8% of households

Switzerland

5.0% of households

24% lower

Relationship Inequality

Spain

1.9 vs bottom 20%

Switzerland

1.5 vs bottom 20%

24% higher

Housing Cost Burden

Spain

24.11% of households

Switzerland

19.68% of households

22% higher

Broadband Access (%)

Switzerland

Spain

38 per 100 people

Switzerland

49 per 100 people

22% lower

Capital Elevation

Spain

663 m

Switzerland

542 m

22% higher

Chronic Pain

Spain

34% of adults 15+

Switzerland

28% of adults 15+

21% higher

Happiness Inequality

Spain

2.2 vs bottom 20%

Switzerland

1.8 vs bottom 20%

21% higher

Child Mortality

Switzerland

Spain

3.1 per 1k births

Switzerland

3.9 per 1k births

21% lower

Homicide Rate

Spain

0.60 per 100k

Switzerland

0.50 per 100k

20% higher

Highest Elevation

Switzerland

Spain

3.7K m

Switzerland

4.6K m

20% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Spain

27.6% of adults

Switzerland

23.1% of adults

19% higher

Credit Card Ownership

Switzerland

Spain

56.61% of adults

Switzerland

69.21% of adults

18% lower

Fertility Rate

Switzerland

Spain

1.3 children/woman

Switzerland

1.6 children/woman

17% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

Switzerland

Spain

9.7% of GDP

Switzerland

11.71% of GDP

17% lower

Death Rate

Spain

10.0 per 1k

Switzerland

8.6 per 1k

16% higher

Homicide Rate

Spain

0.69 per 100k

Switzerland

0.60 per 100k

16% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Spain

37.19%

Switzerland

32.38%

15% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Spain

44.29%

Switzerland

38.5%

15% higher

Youth Population (%)

Switzerland

Spain

12.92%

Switzerland

14.95%

14% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

Switzerland

Spain

0.84

Switzerland

0.97

13% lower

Employment Rate (%)

Switzerland

Spain

74.17% of adults 25-64

Switzerland

84.01% of adults 25-64

12% lower

Time Satisfaction

Switzerland

Spain

6.6 pts

Switzerland

7.5 pts

12% lower

Self-Rated Health

Switzerland

Spain

70.1% reporting good health

Switzerland

79.3% reporting good health

12% lower

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

Spain

13.75 per 100k

Switzerland

12.29 per 100k

12% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Switzerland

Spain

0.74

Switzerland

0.84

12% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Spain

29.4% of adults

Switzerland

26.3% of adults

12% higher

Smoking Rate

Spain

28.4%

Switzerland

25.5%

11% higher

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

Spain

5.5 vs bottom 20%

Switzerland

5.0 vs bottom 20%

10% higher

Earnings Inequality

Switzerland

Spain

2.5 vs bottom 10%

Switzerland

2.8 vs bottom 10%

10% lower

Lack of Support

Switzerland

Spain

7.8% of adults 15+

Switzerland

8.7% of adults 15+

10% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Spain

22 days/yr

Switzerland

20 days/yr

10% higher

Land Border Length

Spain

2.0K km

Switzerland

1.8K km

10% higher

Relationship Satisfaction

Switzerland

Spain

7.9 pts

Switzerland

8.6 pts

9% lower

Alcohol Consumption

Switzerland

Spain

9.2 L/adult/yr

Switzerland

10.07 L/adult/yr

9% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Switzerland

Spain

2.3K kg oil eq/person

Switzerland

2.5K kg oil eq/person

9% lower

Life Satisfaction

Switzerland

Spain

7.2 pts

Switzerland

7.8 pts

8% lower

Spirits Consumption

Switzerland

Spain

1.6 L/person/yr

Switzerland

1.8 L/person/yr

8% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Spain

22.64% of adults

Switzerland

21.05% of adults

8% higher

Job Satisfaction

Switzerland

Spain

7.3 pts

Switzerland

7.8 pts

7% lower

Math Skills

Switzerland

Spain

473.14 pts

Switzerland

507.99 pts

7% lower

Safety at Night

Switzerland

Spain

81.5% feeling safe at night

Switzerland

87.5% feeling safe at night

7% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

Switzerland

Spain

0.82

Switzerland

0.88

7% lower

Life Evaluation Score

Switzerland

Spain

6.5 pts

Switzerland

7.0 pts

7% lower

Women in Senior Management

Spain

36.95% of managers

Switzerland

34.52% of managers

7% higher

Education Spending (% GDP)

Switzerland

Spain

4.6% of GDP

Switzerland

4.9% of GDP

7% lower

Green Space Access

Spain

73.41% of urban pop.

Switzerland

69.53% of urban pop.

6% higher

Median Age

Spain

44.9 years

Switzerland

42.3 years

6% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Spain

9.6 µg/m³

Switzerland

9.1 µg/m³

6% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Spain

21.15%

Switzerland

20.02%

6% higher

Urban Population (%)

Switzerland

Spain

80.32%

Switzerland

85.46%

6% lower

Human Development Index

Switzerland

Spain

0.92

Switzerland

0.97

5% lower

Science Skills

Switzerland

Spain

484.53 pts

Switzerland

502.52 pts

4% lower

Low Reading Skills

Spain

12.88% of students

Switzerland

12.36% of students

4% higher

Reading Score Gap

Switzerland

Spain

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Switzerland

1.8 vs bottom 10%

4% lower

Low Math Skills

Spain

12.88% of students

Switzerland

12.36% of students

4% higher

Low Science Skills

Spain

12.88% of students

Switzerland

12.36% of students

4% higher

Dependency Ratio

Switzerland

Spain

51.67% of working-age pop.

Switzerland

53.77% of working-age pop.

4% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Switzerland

Spain

4.3 per 1k

Switzerland

4.5 per 1k

4% lower

Can Raise Emergency Money

Switzerland

Spain

85.75% of adults

Switzerland

89.68% of adults

4% lower

Science Score Gap

Switzerland

Spain

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Switzerland

1.7 vs bottom 10%

3% lower

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Spain

99.46%

Switzerland

96.7%

3% higher

Housing Affordability

Spain

80.18% of income

Switzerland

78.88% of income

2% higher

Home Internet Access

Switzerland

Spain

95.91% of households

Switzerland

98.07% of households

2% lower

Reading Skills

Switzerland

Spain

474.31 pts

Switzerland

483.33 pts

2% lower

Math Score Gap

Switzerland

Spain

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Switzerland

1.7 vs bottom 10%

2% lower

Domestic Patents

Spain

1.3K

Switzerland

1.3K

2% higher

Average Weekly Work Hours

Spain

36.1 hrs/week

Switzerland

35.3 hrs/week

2% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Spain

87.12 per 100k

Switzerland

85.4 per 100k

2% higher

Social Support

Spain

92.17% of adults 15+

Switzerland

91.25% of adults 15+

1% higher

Air Pollution Exposure

Switzerland

Spain

99.21% of population

Switzerland

99.71% of population

1% lower

Inequality (Gini)

Switzerland

Spain

33.4

Switzerland

33.8

1% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Spain

0.94

Switzerland

0.93

1% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Switzerland

Spain

127.72 per 100 people

Switzerland

129 per 100 people

1% lower

Internet Users (%)

Switzerland

Spain

95.76%

Switzerland

97%

1% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Switzerland

Spain

710.57 per 1k people

Switzerland

714.23 per 1k people

1% lower

Digital Payments Used

Switzerland

Spain

97.53% of adults

Switzerland

98.22% of adults

1% lower

Extreme Temperature Exposure

Spain

38.07% of population

Switzerland

0% of population

ranked higher

Coastline Length

Spain

5.0K km

Switzerland

0 km

ranked higher

Electricity Access (%)

Switzerland

Spain

100%

Switzerland

100%

equal

Sanitation Access (%)

Spain

99.92%

Switzerland

99.9%

equal

Life Expectancy

Switzerland

Spain

83.9 years

Switzerland

84.1 years

equal

Lowest Elevation

Switzerland

Spain

0 m

Switzerland

195 m

ranked lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Spain

2.5% of GDP

Switzerland

-9.93% of GDP

ranked higher

Comparison of Spain and Switzerland across 174 metrics
				Winner
Shipping Traffic	17.16M	114.1K	14944% higher	Spain
Wind Electricity Share	20.41%	0.22%	9177% higher	Spain
Irrigated Land	38.0K km²	494 km²	7595% higher	Spain
Fuel Poverty	17.5% of adults 16+	0.50% of adults 16+	3400% higher	Spain
Merchant Fleet Size	503	17	2859% higher	Spain
Water Withdrawal	29.02 B m³	1.7 B m³	1603% higher	Spain
Forest Area	185.9K km²	12.8K km²	1353% higher	Spain
Land Area	499.7K km²	39.5K km²	1165% higher	Spain
Armed Forces Personnel	199.0K	20.0K	895% higher	Spain
Job Insecurity	15.81% of earnings at risk	2.4% of earnings at risk	559% higher	Spain
Total CO2 Emissions	220.08 Mt CO2e	33.73 Mt CO2e	552% higher	Spain
Water Stress (%)	26.1%	4.2%	519% higher	Spain
Political Corruption Index	0.11	0.02	465% higher	Spain
Government Debt (% GDP)	107.3% of GDP	19.9% of GDP	439% higher	Spain
Airports	365	68	437% higher	Spain
Population	47.28M	8.93M	430% higher	Spain
Electric Generating Capacity	130.37M kW	26.50M kW	392% higher	Spain
Time Zones Count	4.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	300% higher	Spain
Electricity Carbon Intensity	153.6 gCO2/kWh	39.22 gCO2/kWh	292% higher	Spain
Railway Network	16.0K km	4.1K km	287% higher	Spain
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	49 sites	13 sites	277% higher	Spain
Electricity Generation	280.39 TWh	78.69 TWh	256% higher	Spain
Informal Employment Share	3.8% of employed people	1.1% of employed people	252% higher	Spain
Air Passengers	94.10M	27.73M	239% higher	Spain
Teen Birth Rate	4.8 per 1k	1.5 per 1k	224% higher	Spain
Long-Term Unemployment	3.8% of workforce	1.3% of workforce	200% higher	Spain
Railway Length	15.5K km	5.3K km	192% higher	Spain
Scientific Publications	67.1K	24.2K	177% higher	Spain
Unemployment Rate	11.39%	4.1%	177% higher	Spain
Youth Unemployment Rate	24.75% of youth labor force	9.0% of youth labor force	174% higher	Spain
Relationship Dissatisfaction	3.2% of adults 16+	1.2% of adults 16+	173% higher	Spain
GDP Growth Rate	3.5%	1.3%	165% higher	Spain
Inflation Rate	2.8%	1.1%	155% higher	Spain
Seafood Consumption per Person	40.3 kg/person/yr	16.03 kg/person/yr	151% higher	Spain
Protected Land (%)	28.1%	12.5%	125% higher	Spain
Financial Hardship	21.9% of adults 16+	9.9% of adults 16+	121% higher	Spain
Military Spending	1.4% of GDP	0.72% of GDP	100% higher	Spain
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.15 per 1M people	2.1 per 1M people	93% lower	Switzerland
GDP (Nominal)	$1,725,671,652,742.19	$936,564,198,048.52	84% higher	Spain
Solar Electricity Share	21.85%	12.13%	80% higher	Spain
Official Languages Count	1.0	4.0	75% lower	Switzerland
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	10.43 per 100k people	39.54 per 100k people	74% lower	Switzerland
Time Dissatisfaction	16.64% of adults 16+	9.6% of adults 16+	73% higher	Spain
Health Spending Per Capita	$2,910.84	$10,963.43	73% lower	Switzerland
Low Life Satisfaction	7.0% of adults 16+	4.1% of adults 16+	69% higher	Spain
High-Tech Exports (%)	9.3%	29.27%	68% lower	Switzerland
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	15% of GDP	9.0% of GDP	67% higher	Spain
Poor Health	7.3% reporting poor health	4.4% reporting poor health	66% higher	Spain
GNI Per Capita	$33,550	$95,220	65% lower	Switzerland
Nurses & Midwives	6.5 per 1k	18.76 per 1k	65% lower	Switzerland
Food Waste per Person	65 kg/person/yr	167.45 kg/person/yr	61% lower	Switzerland
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	2.9% of GDP	7.1% of GDP	59% lower	Switzerland
Population Density	96.76 /km²	224.98 /km²	57% lower	Switzerland
R&D Spending (% GDP)	1.4% of GDP	3.3% of GDP	57% lower	Switzerland
Long Work Hours	2.3% of employees	5.0% of employees	54% lower	Switzerland
Foreign Patents	126	267	53% lower	Switzerland
Gender Pay Gap (%)	6.2% of male wages	12.07% of male wages	49% lower	Switzerland
Low Adult Numeracy	24.1% of adults	16.2% of adults	49% higher	Spain
Exports (% GDP)	37.06% of GDP	72.16% of GDP	49% lower	Switzerland
Meat Consumption per Person	100.26 kg/person/yr	67.54 kg/person/yr	48% higher	Spain
Milk Consumption per Person	164.29 kg/person/yr	318.69 kg/person/yr	48% lower	Switzerland
Political Voice	30.98% who feel heard by government	58.17% who feel heard by government	47% lower	Switzerland
Low-Wage Workers	6.4% of workers	12.1% of workers	47% lower	Switzerland
Imports (% GDP)	32.89% of GDP	61.94% of GDP	47% lower	Switzerland
Road Traffic Death Rate	3.5 per 100k	2.4 per 100k	46% higher	Spain
Beer Consumption	4.2 L/person/yr	2.9 L/person/yr	44% higher	Spain
Researchers	3.4K per 1M	6.0K per 1M	44% lower	Switzerland
Voter Turnout	66.59% of votes	46.64% of votes	43% higher	Spain
Road Deaths	3.7 per 100k	2.7 per 100k	40% higher	Spain
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$56,877.64	$94,115.82	40% lower	Switzerland
Border Neighbors	3.0	5.0	40% lower	Switzerland
Obesity Rate	19.17%	13.74%	39% higher	Spain
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	12.35 per 1M people	20.17 per 1M people	39% lower	Switzerland
Average Earnings	$54,564.41	$87,468.24	38% lower	Switzerland
Suicide Rate	8.7 per 100k	14.02 per 100k	38% lower	Switzerland
Nuclear Electricity Share	20.3%	32.4%	37% lower	Switzerland
Time Use Inequality	3.1 vs bottom 20%	2.3 vs bottom 20%	35% higher	Spain
Renewable Energy (%)	25.86%	39.87%	35% lower	Switzerland
Youth NEET Rate	13.38% of youth 15-24	10.0% of youth 15-24	34% higher	Spain
Loneliness	5.4% of adults 16+	4.0% of adults 16+	34% higher	Spain
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	2.9 per 1k	4.4 per 1k	34% lower	Switzerland
Corruption Perceptions Index	55 pts	80 pts	31% lower	Switzerland
Agricultural Land (%)	49.58%	37.79%	31% higher	Spain
Renewable Energy (%)	19%	27.7%	31% lower	Switzerland
Poverty Rate	13.75% of population	10.72% of population	28% higher	Spain
Birth Rate	7.2 per 1k	10.01 per 1k	28% lower	Switzerland
CO2 Per Capita	4.6 t/person/yr	3.6 t/person/yr	28% higher	Spain
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	5.1K kWh/person	7.1K kWh/person	28% lower	Switzerland
University Enrollment Rate	93.73%	74.01%	27% higher	Spain
Infant Mortality	2.6 per 1k births	3.5 per 1k births	26% lower	Switzerland
Disposable Income (Per Capita)	$36,537	$48,940	25% lower	Switzerland
Overcrowded Housing	3.8% of households	5.0% of households	24% lower	Switzerland
Relationship Inequality	1.9 vs bottom 20%	1.5 vs bottom 20%	24% higher	Spain
Housing Cost Burden	24.11% of households	19.68% of households	22% higher	Spain
Broadband Access (%)	38 per 100 people	49 per 100 people	22% lower	Switzerland
Capital Elevation	663 m	542 m	22% higher	Spain
Chronic Pain	34% of adults 15+	28% of adults 15+	21% higher	Spain
Happiness Inequality	2.2 vs bottom 20%	1.8 vs bottom 20%	21% higher	Spain
Child Mortality	3.1 per 1k births	3.9 per 1k births	21% lower	Switzerland
Homicide Rate	0.60 per 100k	0.50 per 100k	20% higher	Spain
Highest Elevation	3.7K m	4.6K m	20% lower	Switzerland
Tobacco Use Prevalence	27.6% of adults	23.1% of adults	19% higher	Spain
Credit Card Ownership	56.61% of adults	69.21% of adults	18% lower	Switzerland
Fertility Rate	1.3 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	17% lower	Switzerland
Health Spending (% GDP)	9.7% of GDP	11.71% of GDP	17% lower	Switzerland
Death Rate	10.0 per 1k	8.6 per 1k	16% higher	Spain
Homicide Rate	0.69 per 100k	0.60 per 100k	16% higher	Spain
Forest Coverage (%)	37.19%	32.38%	15% higher	Spain
Women in Parliament (%)	44.29%	38.5%	15% higher	Spain
Youth Population (%)	12.92%	14.95%	14% lower	Switzerland
Freedom of Expression Index	0.84	0.97	13% lower	Switzerland
Employment Rate (%)	74.17% of adults 25-64	84.01% of adults 25-64	12% lower	Switzerland
Time Satisfaction	6.6 pts	7.5 pts	12% lower	Switzerland
Self-Rated Health	70.1% reporting good health	79.3% reporting good health	12% lower	Switzerland
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)	13.75 per 100k	12.29 per 100k	12% higher	Spain
Liberal Democracy Index	0.74	0.84	12% lower	Switzerland
Hypertension Prevalence	29.4% of adults	26.3% of adults	12% higher	Spain
Smoking Rate	28.4%	25.5%	11% higher	Spain
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)	5.5 vs bottom 20%	5.0 vs bottom 20%	10% higher	Spain
Earnings Inequality	2.5 vs bottom 10%	2.8 vs bottom 10%	10% lower	Switzerland
Lack of Support	7.8% of adults 15+	8.7% of adults 15+	10% lower	Switzerland
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	22 days/yr	20 days/yr	10% higher	Spain
Land Border Length	2.0K km	1.8K km	10% higher	Spain
Relationship Satisfaction	7.9 pts	8.6 pts	9% lower	Switzerland
Alcohol Consumption	9.2 L/adult/yr	10.07 L/adult/yr	9% lower	Switzerland
Energy Use (Per Capita)	2.3K kg oil eq/person	2.5K kg oil eq/person	9% lower	Switzerland
Life Satisfaction	7.2 pts	7.8 pts	8% lower	Switzerland
Spirits Consumption	1.6 L/person/yr	1.8 L/person/yr	8% lower	Switzerland
Insufficient Physical Activity	22.64% of adults	21.05% of adults	8% higher	Spain
Job Satisfaction	7.3 pts	7.8 pts	7% lower	Switzerland
Math Skills	473.14 pts	507.99 pts	7% lower	Switzerland
Safety at Night	81.5% feeling safe at night	87.5% feeling safe at night	7% lower	Switzerland
Electoral Democracy Index	0.82	0.88	7% lower	Switzerland
Life Evaluation Score	6.5 pts	7.0 pts	7% lower	Switzerland
Women in Senior Management	36.95% of managers	34.52% of managers	7% higher	Spain
Education Spending (% GDP)	4.6% of GDP	4.9% of GDP	7% lower	Switzerland
Green Space Access	73.41% of urban pop.	69.53% of urban pop.	6% higher	Spain
Median Age	44.9 years	42.3 years	6% higher	Spain
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	9.6 µg/m³	9.1 µg/m³	6% higher	Spain
Elderly Population (%)	21.15%	20.02%	6% higher	Spain
Urban Population (%)	80.32%	85.46%	6% lower	Switzerland
Human Development Index	0.92	0.97	5% lower	Switzerland
Science Skills	484.53 pts	502.52 pts	4% lower	Switzerland
Low Reading Skills	12.88% of students	12.36% of students	4% higher	Spain
Reading Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	4% lower	Switzerland
Low Math Skills	12.88% of students	12.36% of students	4% higher	Spain
Low Science Skills	12.88% of students	12.36% of students	4% higher	Spain
Dependency Ratio	51.67% of working-age pop.	53.77% of working-age pop.	4% lower	Switzerland
Doctors (per 1,000)	4.3 per 1k	4.5 per 1k	4% lower	Switzerland
Can Raise Emergency Money	85.75% of adults	89.68% of adults	4% lower	Switzerland
Science Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	3% lower	Switzerland
Safe Drinking Water (%)	99.46%	96.7%	3% higher	Spain
Housing Affordability	80.18% of income	78.88% of income	2% higher	Spain
Home Internet Access	95.91% of households	98.07% of households	2% lower	Switzerland
Reading Skills	474.31 pts	483.33 pts	2% lower	Switzerland
Math Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	2% lower	Switzerland
Domestic Patents	1.3K	1.3K	2% higher	Spain
Average Weekly Work Hours	36.1 hrs/week	35.3 hrs/week	2% higher	Spain
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	87.12 per 100k	85.4 per 100k	2% higher	Spain
Social Support	92.17% of adults 15+	91.25% of adults 15+	1% higher	Spain
Air Pollution Exposure	99.21% of population	99.71% of population	1% lower	Switzerland
Inequality (Gini)	33.4	33.8	1% lower	Switzerland
Women's Political Empowerment	0.94	0.93	1% higher	Spain
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	127.72 per 100 people	129 per 100 people	1% lower	Switzerland
Internet Users (%)	95.76%	97%	1% lower	Switzerland
Vehicles per 1,000 People	710.57 per 1k people	714.23 per 1k people	1% lower	Switzerland
Digital Payments Used	97.53% of adults	98.22% of adults	1% lower	Switzerland
Extreme Temperature Exposure	38.07% of population	0% of population	ranked higher	Spain
Coastline Length	5.0K km	0 km	ranked higher	Spain
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Switzerland
Sanitation Access (%)	99.92%	99.9%	equal	Spain
Life Expectancy	83.9 years	84.1 years	equal	Switzerland
Lowest Elevation	0 m	195 m	ranked lower	Switzerland
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	2.5% of GDP	-9.93% of GDP	ranked higher	Spain

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Analysis

Spain leads in 94 of 174 shared metrics, while Switzerland leads in 80.

Spain's Shipping Traffic is 149.4x that of Switzerland (17.16M vs 114.1K).

Spain's Wind Electricity Share is 91.8x that of Switzerland (20.41% vs 0.22%).

Spain's Irrigated Land is 76.0x that of Switzerland (38.0K km² vs 494 km²).

Spain's Fuel Poverty is 34.0x that of Switzerland (17.5% of adults 16+ vs 0.50% of adults 16+).

Spain's Merchant Fleet Size is 28.6x that of Switzerland (503 vs 17).

Key Comparisons

Shipping TrafficSpain leads

Spain

17.16M

Switzerland

114.1K

Wind Electricity ShareSpain leads

Spain

20.41%

Switzerland

0.22%

Irrigated LandSpain leads

Spain

38.0K km²

Switzerland

494 km²

Fuel PovertySpain leads

Spain

17.5% of adults 16+

Switzerland

0.50% of adults 16+

Merchant Fleet SizeSpain leads

Spain

503

Switzerland

Water WithdrawalSpain leads

Spain

29.02 B m³

Switzerland

1.7 B m³

Shipping Traffic

17.16M

114.1K

Wind Electricity Share

20.41%

0.22%

Irrigated Land

38.0K km²

494 km²

Fuel Poverty

17.5% of adults 16+

0.50% of adults 16+

Merchant Fleet Size

503

Water Withdrawal

29.02 B m³

1.7 B m³

Forest Area

185.9K km²

12.8K km²

Land Area

499.7K km²

39.5K km²

Armed Forces Personnel

199.0K

20.0K

Job Insecurity

15.81% of earnings at risk

2.4% of earnings at risk

Total CO2 Emissions

220.08 Mt CO2e

33.73 Mt CO2e

Water Stress (%)

26.1%

4.2%

Political Corruption Index

0.11

0.02

Government Debt (% GDP)

107.3% of GDP

19.9% of GDP

Airports

365

Population

47.28M

8.93M

Electric Generating Capacity

130.37M kW

26.50M kW

Time Zones Count

4.0 time zones

1.0 time zones

Electricity Carbon Intensity

153.6 gCO2/kWh

39.22 gCO2/kWh

Railway Network

16.0K km

4.1K km

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

49 sites

13 sites

Electricity Generation

280.39 TWh

78.69 TWh

Informal Employment Share

3.8% of employed people

1.1% of employed people

Air Passengers

94.10M

27.73M

Teen Birth Rate

4.8 per 1k

1.5 per 1k

Long-Term Unemployment

3.8% of workforce

1.3% of workforce

Railway Length

15.5K km

5.3K km

Scientific Publications

67.1K

24.2K

Unemployment Rate

11.39%

4.1%

Youth Unemployment Rate

24.75% of youth labor force

9.0% of youth labor force

Relationship Dissatisfaction

3.2% of adults 16+

1.2% of adults 16+

GDP Growth Rate

3.5%

1.3%

Inflation Rate

2.8%

1.1%

Seafood Consumption per Person

40.3 kg/person/yr

16.03 kg/person/yr

Protected Land (%)

28.1%

12.5%

Financial Hardship

21.9% of adults 16+

9.9% of adults 16+

Military Spending

1.4% of GDP

0.72% of GDP

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.15 per 1M people

2.1 per 1M people

GDP (Nominal)

$1,725,671,652,742.19

$936,564,198,048.52

Solar Electricity Share

21.85%

12.13%

Official Languages Count

1.0

4.0

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

10.43 per 100k people

39.54 per 100k people

Time Dissatisfaction

16.64% of adults 16+

9.6% of adults 16+

Health Spending Per Capita

$2,910.84

$10,963.43

Low Life Satisfaction

7.0% of adults 16+

4.1% of adults 16+

High-Tech Exports (%)

9.3%

29.27%

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

15% of GDP

9.0% of GDP

Poor Health

7.3% reporting poor health

4.4% reporting poor health

GNI Per Capita

$33,550

$95,220

Nurses & Midwives

6.5 per 1k

18.76 per 1k

Food Waste per Person

65 kg/person/yr

167.45 kg/person/yr

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

2.9% of GDP

7.1% of GDP

Population Density

96.76 /km²

224.98 /km²

R&D Spending (% GDP)

1.4% of GDP

3.3% of GDP

Long Work Hours

2.3% of employees

5.0% of employees

Foreign Patents

126

267

Gender Pay Gap (%)

6.2% of male wages

12.07% of male wages

Low Adult Numeracy

24.1% of adults

16.2% of adults

Exports (% GDP)

37.06% of GDP

72.16% of GDP

Meat Consumption per Person

100.26 kg/person/yr

67.54 kg/person/yr

Milk Consumption per Person

164.29 kg/person/yr

318.69 kg/person/yr

Political Voice

30.98% who feel heard by government

58.17% who feel heard by government

Low-Wage Workers

6.4% of workers

12.1% of workers

Imports (% GDP)

32.89% of GDP

61.94% of GDP

Road Traffic Death Rate

3.5 per 100k

2.4 per 100k

Beer Consumption

4.2 L/person/yr

2.9 L/person/yr

Researchers

3.4K per 1M

6.0K per 1M

Voter Turnout

66.59% of votes

46.64% of votes

Road Deaths

3.7 per 100k

2.7 per 100k

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$56,877.64

$94,115.82

Border Neighbors

3.0

5.0

Obesity Rate

19.17%

13.74%

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

12.35 per 1M people

20.17 per 1M people

Average Earnings

$54,564.41

$87,468.24

Suicide Rate

8.7 per 100k

14.02 per 100k

Nuclear Electricity Share

20.3%

32.4%

Time Use Inequality

3.1 vs bottom 20%

2.3 vs bottom 20%

Renewable Energy (%)

25.86%

39.87%

Youth NEET Rate

13.38% of youth 15-24

10.0% of youth 15-24

Loneliness

5.4% of adults 16+

4.0% of adults 16+

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

2.9 per 1k

4.4 per 1k

Corruption Perceptions Index

55 pts

80 pts

Agricultural Land (%)

49.58%

37.79%

Renewable Energy (%)

19%

27.7%

Poverty Rate

13.75% of population

10.72% of population

Birth Rate

7.2 per 1k

10.01 per 1k

CO2 Per Capita

4.6 t/person/yr

3.6 t/person/yr

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

5.1K kWh/person

7.1K kWh/person

University Enrollment Rate

93.73%

74.01%

Infant Mortality

2.6 per 1k births

3.5 per 1k births

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

$36,537

$48,940

Overcrowded Housing

3.8% of households

5.0% of households

Relationship Inequality

1.9 vs bottom 20%

1.5 vs bottom 20%

Housing Cost Burden

24.11% of households

19.68% of households

Broadband Access (%)

38 per 100 people

49 per 100 people

Capital Elevation

663 m

542 m

Chronic Pain

34% of adults 15+

28% of adults 15+

Happiness Inequality

2.2 vs bottom 20%

1.8 vs bottom 20%

Child Mortality

3.1 per 1k births

3.9 per 1k births

Homicide Rate

0.60 per 100k

0.50 per 100k

Highest Elevation

3.7K m

4.6K m

Tobacco Use Prevalence

27.6% of adults

23.1% of adults

Credit Card Ownership

56.61% of adults

69.21% of adults

Fertility Rate

1.3 children/woman

1.6 children/woman

Health Spending (% GDP)

9.7% of GDP

11.71% of GDP

Death Rate

10.0 per 1k

8.6 per 1k

Homicide Rate

0.69 per 100k

0.60 per 100k

Forest Coverage (%)

37.19%

32.38%

Women in Parliament (%)

44.29%

38.5%

Youth Population (%)

12.92%

14.95%

Freedom of Expression Index

0.84

0.97

Employment Rate (%)

74.17% of adults 25-64

84.01% of adults 25-64

Time Satisfaction

6.6 pts

7.5 pts

Self-Rated Health

70.1% reporting good health

79.3% reporting good health

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

13.75 per 100k

12.29 per 100k

Liberal Democracy Index

0.74

0.84

Hypertension Prevalence

29.4% of adults

26.3% of adults

Smoking Rate

28.4%

25.5%

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

5.5 vs bottom 20%

5.0 vs bottom 20%

Earnings Inequality

2.5 vs bottom 10%

2.8 vs bottom 10%

Lack of Support

7.8% of adults 15+

8.7% of adults 15+

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

22 days/yr

20 days/yr

Land Border Length

2.0K km

1.8K km

Relationship Satisfaction

7.9 pts

8.6 pts

Alcohol Consumption

9.2 L/adult/yr

10.07 L/adult/yr

Energy Use (Per Capita)

2.3K kg oil eq/person

2.5K kg oil eq/person

Life Satisfaction

7.2 pts

7.8 pts

Spirits Consumption

1.6 L/person/yr

1.8 L/person/yr

Insufficient Physical Activity

22.64% of adults

21.05% of adults

Job Satisfaction

7.3 pts

7.8 pts

Math Skills

473.14 pts

507.99 pts

Safety at Night

81.5% feeling safe at night

87.5% feeling safe at night

Electoral Democracy Index

0.82

0.88

Life Evaluation Score

6.5 pts

7.0 pts

Women in Senior Management

36.95% of managers

34.52% of managers

Education Spending (% GDP)

4.6% of GDP

4.9% of GDP

Green Space Access

73.41% of urban pop.

69.53% of urban pop.

Median Age

44.9 years

42.3 years

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

9.6 µg/m³

9.1 µg/m³

Elderly Population (%)

21.15%

20.02%

Urban Population (%)

80.32%

85.46%

Human Development Index

0.92

0.97

Science Skills

484.53 pts

502.52 pts

Low Reading Skills

12.88% of students

12.36% of students

Reading Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Low Math Skills

12.88% of students

12.36% of students

Low Science Skills

12.88% of students

12.36% of students

Dependency Ratio

51.67% of working-age pop.

53.77% of working-age pop.

Doctors (per 1,000)

4.3 per 1k

4.5 per 1k

Can Raise Emergency Money

85.75% of adults

89.68% of adults

Science Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Safe Drinking Water (%)

99.46%

96.7%

Housing Affordability

80.18% of income

78.88% of income

Home Internet Access

95.91% of households

98.07% of households

Reading Skills

474.31 pts

483.33 pts

Math Score Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Domestic Patents

1.3K

Average Weekly Work Hours

36.1 hrs/week

35.3 hrs/week

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

87.12 per 100k

85.4 per 100k

Social Support

92.17% of adults 15+

91.25% of adults 15+

Air Pollution Exposure

99.21% of population

99.71% of population

Inequality (Gini)

33.4

33.8

Women's Political Empowerment

0.94

0.93

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

127.72 per 100 people

129 per 100 people

Internet Users (%)

95.76%

97%

Vehicles per 1,000 People

710.57 per 1k people

714.23 per 1k people

Digital Payments Used

97.53% of adults

98.22% of adults

Extreme Temperature Exposure

38.07% of population

0% of population

Coastline Length

5.0K km

0 km

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Sanitation Access (%)

99.92%

99.9%

Life Expectancy

83.9 years

84.1 years

Lowest Elevation

0 m

195 m

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

2.5% of GDP

-9.93% of GDP