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Spain vs United States

177 shared metrics.

SpainLeads in 73

vs177 shared

United StatesLeads in 104

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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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Identity

Formal name: United States of America.

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Identity

Name origin: the name America was first used in 1507 and is derived from the first name of Amerigo VESPUCCI (1454-1512), an Italian explorer, navigator, and cartographer.

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Analysis

United States leads in 104 of 177 shared metrics, while Spain leads in 73.

Spain's Gender Gap in Work is 10.9x that of United States (77.29 min/day vs 6.5 min/day).

Spain's Capital Elevation is 8.2x that of United States (663 m vs 72 m).

Spain's Long-Term Unemployment is 6.7x that of United States (3.8% of workforce vs 0.50% of workforce).

Spain's Job Insecurity is 2.7x that of United States (15.81% of earnings at risk vs 4.2% of earnings at risk).

Spain's Low Adult Literacy is 2.3x that of United States (5.0% of adults vs 1.5% of adults).

Key Comparisons

Gender Gap in WorkSpain leads

Spain

77.29 min/day

United States

6.5 min/day

Capital ElevationSpain leads

Spain

663 m

United States

72 m

Long-Term UnemploymentSpain leads

Spain

3.8% of workforce

United States

0.50% of workforce

Job InsecuritySpain leads

Spain

15.81% of earnings at risk

United States

4.2% of earnings at risk

Low Adult LiteracySpain leads

Spain

5.0% of adults

United States

1.5% of adults

Exports (% GDP)Spain leads

Spain

37.06% of GDP

United States

11.11% of GDP

All Metrics

Gender Gap in Work

Spain

77.29 min/day

United States

6.5 min/day

1094% higher

Capital Elevation

Spain

663 m

United States

72 m

821% higher

Long-Term Unemployment

Spain

3.8% of workforce

United States

0.50% of workforce

666% higher

Job Insecurity

Spain

15.81% of earnings at risk

United States

4.2% of earnings at risk

272% higher

Low Adult Literacy

Spain

5.0% of adults

United States

1.5% of adults

234% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Spain

37.06% of GDP

United States

11.11% of GDP

234% higher

Unemployment Rate

Spain

11.39%

United States

4.1%

177% higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Spain

10.43 per 100k people

United States

3.8 per 100k people

173% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Spain

24.75% of youth labor force

United States

9.3% of youth labor force

165% higher

Population Density

Spain

96.76 /km²

United States

36.82 /km²

163% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Spain

21.85%

United States

8.6%

154% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Spain

2.5% of GDP

United States

1.0% of GDP

140% higher

Imports (% GDP)

Spain

32.89% of GDP

United States

14.27% of GDP

130% higher

Protected Land (%)

Spain

28.1%

United States

12.9%

118% higher

Poor Health

Spain

7.3% reporting poor health

United States

3.4% reporting poor health

115% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Spain

25.86%

United States

12.05%

115% higher

Foreign Patents

United States

Spain

126

United States

329.2K

100% lower

Domestic Patents

United States

Spain

1.3K

United States

262.2K

100% lower

Wind Electricity Share

Spain

20.41%

United States

10.27%

99% higher

Coal Electricity Share

United States

Spain

0.32%

United States

16.31%

98% lower

Airports

United States

Spain

365

United States

16.2K

98% lower

Railway Length

United States

Spain

15.5K km

United States

293.6K km

95% lower

Land Area

United States

Spain

499.7K km²

United States

9.15M km²

95% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

United States

Spain

220.08 Mt CO2e

United States

4.6K Mt CO2e

95% lower

Forest Area

United States

Spain

185.9K km²

United States

3.10M km²

94% lower

GDP (Nominal)

United States

Spain

$1,725,671,652,742.19

United States

$28,750,956,130,731.2

94% lower

Electricity Generation

United States

Spain

280.39 TWh

United States

4.4K TWh

94% lower

Water Withdrawal

United States

Spain

29.02 B m³

United States

444.29 B m³

93% lower

Homicide Rate

United States

Spain

0.60 per 100k

United States

7.2 per 100k

92% lower

Air Passengers

United States

Spain

94.10M

United States

941.56M

90% lower

Railway Network

United States

Spain

16.0K km

United States

148.6K km

89% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

United States

Spain

130.37M kW

United States

1.24B kW

89% lower

Political Corruption Index

Spain

0.11

United States

0.06

88% higher

Homicide Rate

United States

Spain

0.69 per 100k

United States

5.8 per 100k

88% lower

Population

United States

Spain

47.28M

United States

338.02M

86% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

United States

Spain

503

United States

3.5K

86% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

United States

Spain

199.0K

United States

1.40M

86% lower

Scientific Publications

United States

Spain

67.1K

United States

457.3K

85% lower

Irrigated Land

United States

Spain

38.0K km²

United States

234.8K km²

84% lower

Land Border Length

United States

Spain

2.0K km

United States

12.0K km

84% lower

Firms Asked for Bribes

United States

Spain

0.43% of firms

United States

2.5% of firms

83% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Spain

27.6% of adults

United States

15.2% of adults

82% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Spain

49 sites

United States

27 sites

81% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Spain

40.3 kg/person/yr

United States

22.45 kg/person/yr

80% higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

United States

Spain

0.15 per 1M people

United States

0.72 per 1M people

80% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

United States

Spain

$2,910.84

United States

$12,434.43

77% lower

Long Work Hours

United States

Spain

2.3% of employees

United States

9.2% of employees

75% lower

Time Zones Count

United States

Spain

4.0 time zones

United States

16 time zones

75% lower

Coastline Length

United States

Spain

5.0K km

United States

19.9K km

75% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

United States

Spain

3.5 per 100k

United States

14.2 per 100k

75% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Spain

19%

United States

10.9%

74% higher

Low-Wage Workers

United States

Spain

6.4% of workers

United States

22.7% of workers

72% lower

Shipping Traffic

United States

Spain

17.16M

United States

62.21M

72% lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

United States

Spain

12.35 per 1M people

United States

40.59 per 1M people

70% lower

Road Deaths

United States

Spain

3.7 per 100k

United States

12.24 per 100k

69% lower

CO2 Per Capita

United States

Spain

4.6 t/person/yr

United States

14.2 t/person/yr

68% lower

Water Stress (%)

Spain

26.1%

United States

15.77%

66% higher

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

United States

Spain

13.75 per 100k

United States

39.45 per 100k

65% lower

Gender Pay Gap (%)

United States

Spain

6.2% of male wages

United States

17.29% of male wages

64% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

United States

Spain

2.3K kg oil eq/person

United States

6.4K kg oil eq/person

64% lower

Teen Birth Rate

United States

Spain

4.8 per 1k

United States

13.14 per 1k

63% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

United States

Spain

9.3%

United States

24.32%

62% lower

Firms Making Informal Payments

Spain

0.91% of firms

United States

0.56% of firms

62% higher

Loneliness

United States

Spain

5.4% of adults 16+

United States

13.36% of adults 16+

60% lower

GNI Per Capita

United States

Spain

$33,550

United States

$83,490

60% lower

R&D Spending (% GDP)

United States

Spain

1.4% of GDP

United States

3.6% of GDP

60% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

United States

Spain

153.6 gCO2/kWh

United States

384.4 gCO2/kWh

60% lower

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

United States

Spain

5.1K kWh/person

United States

12.6K kWh/person

59% lower

Food Waste per Person

United States

Spain

65 kg/person/yr

United States

158.64 kg/person/yr

59% lower

Military Spending

United States

Spain

1.4% of GDP

United States

3.4% of GDP

58% lower

Obesity Rate

United States

Spain

19.17%

United States

42.87%

55% lower

Spirits Consumption

United States

Spain

1.6 L/person/yr

United States

3.6 L/person/yr

55% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

Spain

44.29%

United States

28.74%

54% higher

Infant Mortality

United States

Spain

2.6 per 1k births

United States

5.5 per 1k births

53% lower

Extreme Temperature Exposure

Spain

38.07% of population

United States

25.03% of population

52% higher

Child Mortality

United States

Spain

3.1 per 1k births

United States

6.5 per 1k births

52% lower

Official Languages Count

United States

Spain

1.0

United States

2.0

50% lower

Border Neighbors

Spain

3.0

United States

2.0

50% higher

Earnings Inequality

United States

Spain

2.5 vs bottom 10%

United States

4.8 vs bottom 10%

48% lower

Nurses & Midwives

United States

Spain

6.5 per 1k

United States

11.88 per 1k

45% lower

Suicide Rate

United States

Spain

8.7 per 100k

United States

15.63 per 100k

44% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

United States

Spain

9.7% of GDP

United States

16.5% of GDP

41% lower

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

United States

Spain

$36,537

United States

$61,353

40% lower

Highest Elevation

United States

Spain

3.7K m

United States

6.2K m

40% lower

Firms with Female Top Manager

United States

Spain

13.45% of firms

United States

22.23% of firms

40% lower

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Spain

15% of GDP

United States

10.89% of GDP

38% higher

Job Strain

Spain

35.01% of employees

United States

25.82% of employees

36% higher

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

United States

Spain

5.5 vs bottom 20%

United States

8.5 vs bottom 20%

35% lower

Milk Consumption per Person

United States

Spain

164.29 kg/person/yr

United States

254.69 kg/person/yr

35% lower

Average Earnings

United States

Spain

$54,564.41

United States

$82,932.94

34% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

United States

Spain

$56,877.64

United States

$85,809.9

34% lower

Birth Rate

United States

Spain

7.2 per 1k

United States

10.75 per 1k

33% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

United States

Spain

22.64% of adults

United States

33.74% of adults

33% lower

Median Wealth

Spain

$219,234

United States

$165,700

32% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Spain

0.74

United States

0.57

30% higher

Researchers

United States

Spain

3.4K per 1M

United States

4.8K per 1M

30% lower

Wealth Concentration

United States

Spain

53.22% of wealth

United States

75.15% of wealth

29% lower

Youth Population (%)

United States

Spain

12.92%

United States

17.32%

25% lower

Firms Hit by Power Outages

United States

Spain

18.79% of firms

United States

25.17% of firms

25% lower

Poverty Rate

United States

Spain

13.75% of population

United States

18.09% of population

24% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Spain

3.5%

United States

2.8%

24% higher

Lack of Support

United States

Spain

7.8% of adults 15+

United States

10.02% of adults 15+

23% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Spain

9.6 µg/m³

United States

7.8 µg/m³

23% higher

Inequality (Gini)

United States

Spain

33.4

United States

41.8

20% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

United States

Spain

100.26 kg/person/yr

United States

124.11 kg/person/yr

19% lower

Tourist Arrivals

United States

Spain

36.41M

United States

45.04M

19% lower

Fertility Rate

United States

Spain

1.3 children/woman

United States

1.6 children/woman

19% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

United States

Spain

710.57 per 1k people

United States

874.14 per 1k people

19% lower

University Enrollment Rate

Spain

93.73%

United States

79.36%

18% higher

Median Age

Spain

44.9 years

United States

38.0 years

18% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Spain

21.15%

United States

17.93%

18% higher

Housing Cost Burden

United States

Spain

24.11% of households

United States

28.98% of households

17% lower

Self-Rated Health

United States

Spain

70.1% reporting good health

United States

84.9% reporting good health

17% lower

Smoking Rate

Spain

28.4%

United States

24.3%

17% higher

Doctors (per 1,000)

Spain

4.3 per 1k

United States

3.7 per 1k

17% higher

Women in Senior Management

United States

Spain

36.95% of managers

United States

44.06% of managers

16% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

Spain

0.84

United States

0.73

16% higher

Overcrowded Housing

United States

Spain

3.8% of households

United States

4.4% of households

15% lower

Social Time

Spain

5.8 hrs/week

United States

5.1 hrs/week

15% higher

Education Spending (% GDP)

United States

Spain

4.6% of GDP

United States

5.4% of GDP

15% lower

Credit Card Ownership

United States

Spain

56.61% of adults

United States

66.7% of adults

15% lower

Home Internet Access

Spain

95.91% of households

United States

84.39% of households

14% higher

Safety at Night

Spain

81.5% feeling safe at night

United States

71.5% feeling safe at night

14% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

United States

Spain

55 pts

United States

64 pts

14% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Spain

0.94

United States

0.83

14% higher

Death Rate

Spain

10.0 per 1k

United States

8.8 per 1k

14% higher

Youth NEET Rate

Spain

13.38% of youth 15-24

United States

11.82% of youth 15-24

13% higher

Low Reading Skills

United States

Spain

12.88% of students

United States

14.76% of students

13% lower

Low Math Skills

United States

Spain

12.88% of students

United States

14.76% of students

13% lower

Low Science Skills

United States

Spain

12.88% of students

United States

14.76% of students

13% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Spain

127.72 per 100 people

United States

113 per 100 people

13% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Spain

0.82

United States

0.73

12% higher

Unpaid Work Hours

Spain

14.61% of adults 15-64

United States

13.25% of adults 15-64

10% higher

Nuclear Electricity Share

Spain

20.3%

United States

18.5%

10% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Spain

37.19%

United States

33.87%

10% higher

Can Raise Emergency Money

United States

Spain

85.75% of adults

United States

94.99% of adults

10% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

United States

Spain

107.3% of GDP

United States

118.11% of GDP

9% lower

Science Score Gap

United States

Spain

1.7 vs bottom 10%

United States

1.8 vs bottom 10%

8% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

United States

Spain

29.4% of adults

United States

31.8% of adults

8% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Spain

49.58%

United States

46.08%

8% higher

Leisure Time

Spain

15.75 hrs/day

United States

14.74 hrs/day

7% higher

Beer Consumption

Spain

4.2 L/person/yr

United States

4.0 L/person/yr

7% higher

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Spain

2.9 per 1k

United States

2.7 per 1k

7% higher

Life Expectancy

Spain

83.9 years

United States

78.4 years

7% higher

Alcohol Consumption

United States

Spain

9.2 L/adult/yr

United States

9.9 L/adult/yr

7% lower

Reading Skills

United States

Spain

474.31 pts

United States

503.94 pts

6% lower

Reading Score Gap

United States

Spain

1.7 vs bottom 10%

United States

1.8 vs bottom 10%

5% lower

Math Score Gap

United States

Spain

1.6 vs bottom 10%

United States

1.7 vs bottom 10%

5% lower

Numeracy Gap

United States

Spain

1.7 vs bottom 10%

United States

1.8 vs bottom 10%

5% lower

Dependency Ratio

United States

Spain

51.67% of working-age pop.

United States

54.45% of working-age pop.

5% lower

Digital Payments Used

Spain

97.53% of adults

United States

92.97% of adults

5% higher

Adult Literacy

United States

Spain

248.94 pts

United States

259.29 pts

4% lower

Voter Turnout

Spain

66.59% of votes

United States

64.07% of votes

4% higher

Air Pollution Exposure

Spain

99.21% of population

United States

95.76% of population

4% higher

Low Adult Numeracy

United States

Spain

24.1% of adults

United States

25.02% of adults

4% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

United States

Spain

36.1 hrs/week

United States

37.54 hrs/week

4% lower

Life Evaluation Score

United States

Spain

6.5 pts

United States

6.8 pts

4% lower

Employment Rate (%)

United States

Spain

74.17% of adults 25-64

United States

76.67% of adults 25-64

3% lower

Science Skills

United States

Spain

484.53 pts

United States

499.41 pts

3% lower

Social Support

Spain

92.17% of adults 15+

United States

89.91% of adults 15+

3% higher

Inflation Rate

United States

Spain

2.8%

United States

2.9%

3% lower

Internet Users (%)

Spain

95.76%

United States

93%

3% higher

Housing Affordability

United States

Spain

80.18% of income

United States

81.75% of income

2% lower

Math Skills

Spain

473.14 pts

United States

464.89 pts

2% higher

Human Development Index

United States

Spain

0.92

United States

0.94

2% lower

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Spain

99.46%

United States

97.57%

2% higher

Adult Numeracy

Spain

251.72 pts

United States

249.94 pts

1% higher

Chronic Pain

Spain

34% of adults 15+

United States

33.5% of adults 15+

1% higher

Literacy Gap

Spain

1.7 vs bottom 10%

United States

1.6 vs bottom 10%

1% higher

Skilled Birth Attendance (%)

Spain

99.9%

United States

99.1%

1% higher

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Spain

22 days/yr

United States

0 days/yr

ranked higher

Electricity Access (%)

Spain

100%

United States

100%

equal

Broadband Access (%)

Spain

38 per 100 people

United States

38 per 100 people

equal

Sanitation Access (%)

Spain

99.92%

United States

99.62%

equal

Urban Population (%)

Spain

80.32%

United States

80.12%

equal

Lowest Elevation

Spain

0 m

United States

-86 m

ranked higher

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Spain

2.9% of GDP

United States

-3.6% of GDP

ranked higher

Comparison of Spain and United States across 177 metrics
				Winner
Gender Gap in Work	77.29 min/day	6.5 min/day	1094% higher	Spain
Capital Elevation	663 m	72 m	821% higher	Spain
Long-Term Unemployment	3.8% of workforce	0.50% of workforce	666% higher	Spain
Job Insecurity	15.81% of earnings at risk	4.2% of earnings at risk	272% higher	Spain
Low Adult Literacy	5.0% of adults	1.5% of adults	234% higher	Spain
Exports (% GDP)	37.06% of GDP	11.11% of GDP	234% higher	Spain
Unemployment Rate	11.39%	4.1%	177% higher	Spain
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	10.43 per 100k people	3.8 per 100k people	173% higher	Spain
Youth Unemployment Rate	24.75% of youth labor force	9.3% of youth labor force	165% higher	Spain
Population Density	96.76 /km²	36.82 /km²	163% higher	Spain
Solar Electricity Share	21.85%	8.6%	154% higher	Spain
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	2.5% of GDP	1.0% of GDP	140% higher	Spain
Imports (% GDP)	32.89% of GDP	14.27% of GDP	130% higher	Spain
Protected Land (%)	28.1%	12.9%	118% higher	Spain
Poor Health	7.3% reporting poor health	3.4% reporting poor health	115% higher	Spain
Renewable Energy (%)	25.86%	12.05%	115% higher	Spain
Foreign Patents	126	329.2K	100% lower	United States
Domestic Patents	1.3K	262.2K	100% lower	United States
Wind Electricity Share	20.41%	10.27%	99% higher	Spain
Coal Electricity Share	0.32%	16.31%	98% lower	United States
Airports	365	16.2K	98% lower	United States
Railway Length	15.5K km	293.6K km	95% lower	United States
Land Area	499.7K km²	9.15M km²	95% lower	United States
Total CO2 Emissions	220.08 Mt CO2e	4.6K Mt CO2e	95% lower	United States
Forest Area	185.9K km²	3.10M km²	94% lower	United States
GDP (Nominal)	$1,725,671,652,742.19	$28,750,956,130,731.2	94% lower	United States
Electricity Generation	280.39 TWh	4.4K TWh	94% lower	United States
Water Withdrawal	29.02 B m³	444.29 B m³	93% lower	United States
Homicide Rate	0.60 per 100k	7.2 per 100k	92% lower	United States
Air Passengers	94.10M	941.56M	90% lower	United States
Railway Network	16.0K km	148.6K km	89% lower	United States
Electric Generating Capacity	130.37M kW	1.24B kW	89% lower	United States
Political Corruption Index	0.11	0.06	88% higher	Spain
Homicide Rate	0.69 per 100k	5.8 per 100k	88% lower	United States
Population	47.28M	338.02M	86% lower	United States
Merchant Fleet Size	503	3.5K	86% lower	United States
Armed Forces Personnel	199.0K	1.40M	86% lower	United States
Scientific Publications	67.1K	457.3K	85% lower	United States
Irrigated Land	38.0K km²	234.8K km²	84% lower	United States
Land Border Length	2.0K km	12.0K km	84% lower	United States
Firms Asked for Bribes	0.43% of firms	2.5% of firms	83% lower	United States
Tobacco Use Prevalence	27.6% of adults	15.2% of adults	82% higher	Spain
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	49 sites	27 sites	81% higher	Spain
Seafood Consumption per Person	40.3 kg/person/yr	22.45 kg/person/yr	80% higher	Spain
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.15 per 1M people	0.72 per 1M people	80% lower	United States
Health Spending Per Capita	$2,910.84	$12,434.43	77% lower	United States
Long Work Hours	2.3% of employees	9.2% of employees	75% lower	United States
Time Zones Count	4.0 time zones	16 time zones	75% lower	United States
Coastline Length	5.0K km	19.9K km	75% lower	United States
Road Traffic Death Rate	3.5 per 100k	14.2 per 100k	75% lower	United States
Renewable Energy (%)	19%	10.9%	74% higher	Spain
Low-Wage Workers	6.4% of workers	22.7% of workers	72% lower	United States
Shipping Traffic	17.16M	62.21M	72% lower	United States
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	12.35 per 1M people	40.59 per 1M people	70% lower	United States
Road Deaths	3.7 per 100k	12.24 per 100k	69% lower	United States
CO2 Per Capita	4.6 t/person/yr	14.2 t/person/yr	68% lower	United States
Water Stress (%)	26.1%	15.77%	66% higher	Spain
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)	13.75 per 100k	39.45 per 100k	65% lower	United States
Gender Pay Gap (%)	6.2% of male wages	17.29% of male wages	64% lower	United States
Energy Use (Per Capita)	2.3K kg oil eq/person	6.4K kg oil eq/person	64% lower	United States
Teen Birth Rate	4.8 per 1k	13.14 per 1k	63% lower	United States
High-Tech Exports (%)	9.3%	24.32%	62% lower	United States
Firms Making Informal Payments	0.91% of firms	0.56% of firms	62% higher	Spain
Loneliness	5.4% of adults 16+	13.36% of adults 16+	60% lower	United States
GNI Per Capita	$33,550	$83,490	60% lower	United States
R&D Spending (% GDP)	1.4% of GDP	3.6% of GDP	60% lower	United States
Electricity Carbon Intensity	153.6 gCO2/kWh	384.4 gCO2/kWh	60% lower	United States
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	5.1K kWh/person	12.6K kWh/person	59% lower	United States
Food Waste per Person	65 kg/person/yr	158.64 kg/person/yr	59% lower	United States
Military Spending	1.4% of GDP	3.4% of GDP	58% lower	United States
Obesity Rate	19.17%	42.87%	55% lower	United States
Spirits Consumption	1.6 L/person/yr	3.6 L/person/yr	55% lower	United States
Women in Parliament (%)	44.29%	28.74%	54% higher	Spain
Infant Mortality	2.6 per 1k births	5.5 per 1k births	53% lower	United States
Extreme Temperature Exposure	38.07% of population	25.03% of population	52% higher	Spain
Child Mortality	3.1 per 1k births	6.5 per 1k births	52% lower	United States
Official Languages Count	1.0	2.0	50% lower	United States
Border Neighbors	3.0	2.0	50% higher	Spain
Earnings Inequality	2.5 vs bottom 10%	4.8 vs bottom 10%	48% lower	United States
Nurses & Midwives	6.5 per 1k	11.88 per 1k	45% lower	United States
Suicide Rate	8.7 per 100k	15.63 per 100k	44% lower	United States
Health Spending (% GDP)	9.7% of GDP	16.5% of GDP	41% lower	United States
Disposable Income (Per Capita)	$36,537	$61,353	40% lower	United States
Highest Elevation	3.7K m	6.2K m	40% lower	United States
Firms with Female Top Manager	13.45% of firms	22.23% of firms	40% lower	United States
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	15% of GDP	10.89% of GDP	38% higher	Spain
Job Strain	35.01% of employees	25.82% of employees	36% higher	Spain
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)	5.5 vs bottom 20%	8.5 vs bottom 20%	35% lower	United States
Milk Consumption per Person	164.29 kg/person/yr	254.69 kg/person/yr	35% lower	United States
Average Earnings	$54,564.41	$82,932.94	34% lower	United States
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$56,877.64	$85,809.9	34% lower	United States
Birth Rate	7.2 per 1k	10.75 per 1k	33% lower	United States
Insufficient Physical Activity	22.64% of adults	33.74% of adults	33% lower	United States
Median Wealth	$219,234	$165,700	32% higher	Spain
Liberal Democracy Index	0.74	0.57	30% higher	Spain
Researchers	3.4K per 1M	4.8K per 1M	30% lower	United States
Wealth Concentration	53.22% of wealth	75.15% of wealth	29% lower	United States
Youth Population (%)	12.92%	17.32%	25% lower	United States
Firms Hit by Power Outages	18.79% of firms	25.17% of firms	25% lower	United States
Poverty Rate	13.75% of population	18.09% of population	24% lower	United States
GDP Growth Rate	3.5%	2.8%	24% higher	Spain
Lack of Support	7.8% of adults 15+	10.02% of adults 15+	23% lower	United States
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	9.6 µg/m³	7.8 µg/m³	23% higher	Spain
Inequality (Gini)	33.4	41.8	20% lower	United States
Meat Consumption per Person	100.26 kg/person/yr	124.11 kg/person/yr	19% lower	United States
Tourist Arrivals	36.41M	45.04M	19% lower	United States
Fertility Rate	1.3 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	19% lower	United States
Vehicles per 1,000 People	710.57 per 1k people	874.14 per 1k people	19% lower	United States
University Enrollment Rate	93.73%	79.36%	18% higher	Spain
Median Age	44.9 years	38.0 years	18% higher	Spain
Elderly Population (%)	21.15%	17.93%	18% higher	Spain
Housing Cost Burden	24.11% of households	28.98% of households	17% lower	United States
Self-Rated Health	70.1% reporting good health	84.9% reporting good health	17% lower	United States
Smoking Rate	28.4%	24.3%	17% higher	Spain
Doctors (per 1,000)	4.3 per 1k	3.7 per 1k	17% higher	Spain
Women in Senior Management	36.95% of managers	44.06% of managers	16% lower	United States
Freedom of Expression Index	0.84	0.73	16% higher	Spain
Overcrowded Housing	3.8% of households	4.4% of households	15% lower	United States
Social Time	5.8 hrs/week	5.1 hrs/week	15% higher	Spain
Education Spending (% GDP)	4.6% of GDP	5.4% of GDP	15% lower	United States
Credit Card Ownership	56.61% of adults	66.7% of adults	15% lower	United States
Home Internet Access	95.91% of households	84.39% of households	14% higher	Spain
Safety at Night	81.5% feeling safe at night	71.5% feeling safe at night	14% higher	Spain
Corruption Perceptions Index	55 pts	64 pts	14% lower	United States
Women's Political Empowerment	0.94	0.83	14% higher	Spain
Death Rate	10.0 per 1k	8.8 per 1k	14% higher	Spain
Youth NEET Rate	13.38% of youth 15-24	11.82% of youth 15-24	13% higher	Spain
Low Reading Skills	12.88% of students	14.76% of students	13% lower	United States
Low Math Skills	12.88% of students	14.76% of students	13% lower	United States
Low Science Skills	12.88% of students	14.76% of students	13% lower	United States
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	127.72 per 100 people	113 per 100 people	13% higher	Spain
Electoral Democracy Index	0.82	0.73	12% higher	Spain
Unpaid Work Hours	14.61% of adults 15-64	13.25% of adults 15-64	10% higher	Spain
Nuclear Electricity Share	20.3%	18.5%	10% higher	Spain
Forest Coverage (%)	37.19%	33.87%	10% higher	Spain
Can Raise Emergency Money	85.75% of adults	94.99% of adults	10% lower	United States
Government Debt (% GDP)	107.3% of GDP	118.11% of GDP	9% lower	United States
Science Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	8% lower	United States
Hypertension Prevalence	29.4% of adults	31.8% of adults	8% lower	United States
Agricultural Land (%)	49.58%	46.08%	8% higher	Spain
Leisure Time	15.75 hrs/day	14.74 hrs/day	7% higher	Spain
Beer Consumption	4.2 L/person/yr	4.0 L/person/yr	7% higher	Spain
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	2.9 per 1k	2.7 per 1k	7% higher	Spain
Life Expectancy	83.9 years	78.4 years	7% higher	Spain
Alcohol Consumption	9.2 L/adult/yr	9.9 L/adult/yr	7% lower	United States
Reading Skills	474.31 pts	503.94 pts	6% lower	United States
Reading Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	5% lower	United States
Math Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	5% lower	United States
Numeracy Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	5% lower	United States
Dependency Ratio	51.67% of working-age pop.	54.45% of working-age pop.	5% lower	United States
Digital Payments Used	97.53% of adults	92.97% of adults	5% higher	Spain
Adult Literacy	248.94 pts	259.29 pts	4% lower	United States
Voter Turnout	66.59% of votes	64.07% of votes	4% higher	Spain
Air Pollution Exposure	99.21% of population	95.76% of population	4% higher	Spain
Low Adult Numeracy	24.1% of adults	25.02% of adults	4% lower	United States
Average Weekly Work Hours	36.1 hrs/week	37.54 hrs/week	4% lower	United States
Life Evaluation Score	6.5 pts	6.8 pts	4% lower	United States
Employment Rate (%)	74.17% of adults 25-64	76.67% of adults 25-64	3% lower	United States
Science Skills	484.53 pts	499.41 pts	3% lower	United States
Social Support	92.17% of adults 15+	89.91% of adults 15+	3% higher	Spain
Inflation Rate	2.8%	2.9%	3% lower	United States
Internet Users (%)	95.76%	93%	3% higher	Spain
Housing Affordability	80.18% of income	81.75% of income	2% lower	United States
Math Skills	473.14 pts	464.89 pts	2% higher	Spain
Human Development Index	0.92	0.94	2% lower	United States
Safe Drinking Water (%)	99.46%	97.57%	2% higher	Spain
Adult Numeracy	251.72 pts	249.94 pts	1% higher	Spain
Chronic Pain	34% of adults 15+	33.5% of adults 15+	1% higher	Spain
Literacy Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1% higher	Spain
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)	99.9%	99.1%	1% higher	Spain
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	22 days/yr	0 days/yr	ranked higher	Spain
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Spain
Broadband Access (%)	38 per 100 people	38 per 100 people	equal	Spain
Sanitation Access (%)	99.92%	99.62%	equal	Spain
Urban Population (%)	80.32%	80.12%	equal	Spain
Lowest Elevation	0 m	-86 m	ranked higher	Spain
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	2.9% of GDP	-3.6% of GDP	ranked higher	Spain

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Analysis

United States leads in 104 of 177 shared metrics, while Spain leads in 73.

Spain's Gender Gap in Work is 10.9x that of United States (77.29 min/day vs 6.5 min/day).

Spain's Capital Elevation is 8.2x that of United States (663 m vs 72 m).

Spain's Long-Term Unemployment is 6.7x that of United States (3.8% of workforce vs 0.50% of workforce).

Spain's Job Insecurity is 2.7x that of United States (15.81% of earnings at risk vs 4.2% of earnings at risk).

Spain's Low Adult Literacy is 2.3x that of United States (5.0% of adults vs 1.5% of adults).

Key Comparisons

Gender Gap in WorkSpain leads

Spain

77.29 min/day

United States

6.5 min/day

Capital ElevationSpain leads

Spain

663 m

United States

72 m

Long-Term UnemploymentSpain leads

Spain

3.8% of workforce

United States

0.50% of workforce

Job InsecuritySpain leads

Spain

15.81% of earnings at risk

United States

4.2% of earnings at risk

Low Adult LiteracySpain leads

Spain

5.0% of adults

United States

1.5% of adults

Exports (% GDP)Spain leads

Spain

37.06% of GDP

United States

11.11% of GDP

Gender Gap in Work

77.29 min/day

6.5 min/day

Capital Elevation

663 m

72 m

Long-Term Unemployment

3.8% of workforce

0.50% of workforce

Job Insecurity

15.81% of earnings at risk

4.2% of earnings at risk

Low Adult Literacy

5.0% of adults

1.5% of adults

Exports (% GDP)

37.06% of GDP

11.11% of GDP

Unemployment Rate

11.39%

4.1%

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

10.43 per 100k people

3.8 per 100k people

Youth Unemployment Rate

24.75% of youth labor force

9.3% of youth labor force

Population Density

96.76 /km²

36.82 /km²

Solar Electricity Share

21.85%

8.6%

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

2.5% of GDP

1.0% of GDP

Imports (% GDP)

32.89% of GDP

14.27% of GDP

Protected Land (%)

28.1%

12.9%

Poor Health

7.3% reporting poor health

3.4% reporting poor health

Renewable Energy (%)

25.86%

12.05%

Foreign Patents

126

329.2K

Domestic Patents

1.3K

262.2K

Wind Electricity Share

20.41%

10.27%

Coal Electricity Share

0.32%

16.31%

Airports

365

16.2K

Railway Length

15.5K km

293.6K km

Land Area

499.7K km²

9.15M km²

Total CO2 Emissions

220.08 Mt CO2e

4.6K Mt CO2e

Forest Area

185.9K km²

3.10M km²

GDP (Nominal)

$1,725,671,652,742.19

$28,750,956,130,731.2

Electricity Generation

280.39 TWh

4.4K TWh

Water Withdrawal

29.02 B m³

444.29 B m³

Homicide Rate

0.60 per 100k

7.2 per 100k

Air Passengers

94.10M

941.56M

Railway Network

16.0K km

148.6K km

Electric Generating Capacity

130.37M kW

1.24B kW

Political Corruption Index

0.11

0.06

Homicide Rate

0.69 per 100k

5.8 per 100k

Population

47.28M

338.02M

Merchant Fleet Size

503

3.5K

Armed Forces Personnel

199.0K

1.40M

Scientific Publications

67.1K

457.3K

Irrigated Land

38.0K km²

234.8K km²

Land Border Length

2.0K km

12.0K km

Firms Asked for Bribes

0.43% of firms

2.5% of firms

Tobacco Use Prevalence

27.6% of adults

15.2% of adults

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

49 sites

27 sites

Seafood Consumption per Person

40.3 kg/person/yr

22.45 kg/person/yr

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.15 per 1M people

0.72 per 1M people

Health Spending Per Capita

$2,910.84

$12,434.43

Long Work Hours

2.3% of employees

9.2% of employees

Time Zones Count

4.0 time zones

16 time zones

Coastline Length

5.0K km

19.9K km

Road Traffic Death Rate

3.5 per 100k

14.2 per 100k

Renewable Energy (%)

19%

10.9%

Low-Wage Workers

6.4% of workers

22.7% of workers

Shipping Traffic

17.16M

62.21M

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

12.35 per 1M people

40.59 per 1M people

Road Deaths

3.7 per 100k

12.24 per 100k

CO2 Per Capita

4.6 t/person/yr

14.2 t/person/yr

Water Stress (%)

26.1%

15.77%

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

13.75 per 100k

39.45 per 100k

Gender Pay Gap (%)

6.2% of male wages

17.29% of male wages

Energy Use (Per Capita)

2.3K kg oil eq/person

6.4K kg oil eq/person

Teen Birth Rate

4.8 per 1k

13.14 per 1k

High-Tech Exports (%)

9.3%

24.32%

Firms Making Informal Payments

0.91% of firms

0.56% of firms

Loneliness

5.4% of adults 16+

13.36% of adults 16+

GNI Per Capita

$33,550

$83,490

R&D Spending (% GDP)

1.4% of GDP

3.6% of GDP

Electricity Carbon Intensity

153.6 gCO2/kWh

384.4 gCO2/kWh

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

5.1K kWh/person

12.6K kWh/person

Food Waste per Person

65 kg/person/yr

158.64 kg/person/yr

Military Spending

1.4% of GDP

3.4% of GDP

Obesity Rate

19.17%

42.87%

Spirits Consumption

1.6 L/person/yr

3.6 L/person/yr

Women in Parliament (%)

44.29%

28.74%

Infant Mortality

2.6 per 1k births

5.5 per 1k births

Extreme Temperature Exposure

38.07% of population

25.03% of population

Child Mortality

3.1 per 1k births

6.5 per 1k births

Official Languages Count

1.0

2.0

Border Neighbors

3.0

2.0

Earnings Inequality

2.5 vs bottom 10%

4.8 vs bottom 10%

Nurses & Midwives

6.5 per 1k

11.88 per 1k

Suicide Rate

8.7 per 100k

15.63 per 100k

Health Spending (% GDP)

9.7% of GDP

16.5% of GDP

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

$36,537

$61,353

Highest Elevation

3.7K m

6.2K m

Firms with Female Top Manager

13.45% of firms

22.23% of firms

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

15% of GDP

10.89% of GDP

Job Strain

35.01% of employees

25.82% of employees

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

5.5 vs bottom 20%

8.5 vs bottom 20%

Milk Consumption per Person

164.29 kg/person/yr

254.69 kg/person/yr

Average Earnings

$54,564.41

$82,932.94

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$56,877.64

$85,809.9

Birth Rate

7.2 per 1k

10.75 per 1k

Insufficient Physical Activity

22.64% of adults

33.74% of adults

Median Wealth

$219,234

$165,700

Liberal Democracy Index

0.74

0.57

Researchers

3.4K per 1M

4.8K per 1M

Wealth Concentration

53.22% of wealth

75.15% of wealth

Youth Population (%)

12.92%

17.32%

Firms Hit by Power Outages

18.79% of firms

25.17% of firms

Poverty Rate

13.75% of population

18.09% of population

GDP Growth Rate

3.5%

2.8%

Lack of Support

7.8% of adults 15+

10.02% of adults 15+

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

9.6 µg/m³

7.8 µg/m³

Inequality (Gini)

33.4

41.8

Meat Consumption per Person

100.26 kg/person/yr

124.11 kg/person/yr

Tourist Arrivals

36.41M

45.04M

Fertility Rate

1.3 children/woman

1.6 children/woman

Vehicles per 1,000 People

710.57 per 1k people

874.14 per 1k people

University Enrollment Rate

93.73%

79.36%

Median Age

44.9 years

38.0 years

Elderly Population (%)

21.15%

17.93%

Housing Cost Burden

24.11% of households

28.98% of households

Self-Rated Health

70.1% reporting good health

84.9% reporting good health

Smoking Rate

28.4%

24.3%

Doctors (per 1,000)

4.3 per 1k

3.7 per 1k

Women in Senior Management

36.95% of managers

44.06% of managers

Freedom of Expression Index

0.84

0.73

Overcrowded Housing

3.8% of households

4.4% of households

Social Time

5.8 hrs/week

5.1 hrs/week

Education Spending (% GDP)

4.6% of GDP

5.4% of GDP

Credit Card Ownership

56.61% of adults

66.7% of adults

Home Internet Access

95.91% of households

84.39% of households

Safety at Night

81.5% feeling safe at night

71.5% feeling safe at night

Corruption Perceptions Index

55 pts

64 pts

Women's Political Empowerment

0.94

0.83

Death Rate

10.0 per 1k

8.8 per 1k

Youth NEET Rate

13.38% of youth 15-24

11.82% of youth 15-24

Low Reading Skills

12.88% of students

14.76% of students

Low Math Skills

12.88% of students

14.76% of students

Low Science Skills

12.88% of students

14.76% of students

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

127.72 per 100 people

113 per 100 people

Electoral Democracy Index

0.82

0.73

Unpaid Work Hours

14.61% of adults 15-64

13.25% of adults 15-64

Nuclear Electricity Share

20.3%

18.5%

Forest Coverage (%)

37.19%

33.87%

Can Raise Emergency Money

85.75% of adults

94.99% of adults

Government Debt (% GDP)

107.3% of GDP

118.11% of GDP

Science Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Hypertension Prevalence

29.4% of adults

31.8% of adults

Agricultural Land (%)

49.58%

46.08%

Leisure Time

15.75 hrs/day

14.74 hrs/day

Beer Consumption

4.2 L/person/yr

4.0 L/person/yr

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

2.9 per 1k

2.7 per 1k

Life Expectancy

83.9 years

78.4 years

Alcohol Consumption

9.2 L/adult/yr

9.9 L/adult/yr

Reading Skills

474.31 pts

503.94 pts

Reading Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Math Score Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Numeracy Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Dependency Ratio

51.67% of working-age pop.

54.45% of working-age pop.

Digital Payments Used

97.53% of adults

92.97% of adults

Adult Literacy

248.94 pts

259.29 pts

Voter Turnout

66.59% of votes

64.07% of votes

Air Pollution Exposure

99.21% of population

95.76% of population

Low Adult Numeracy

24.1% of adults

25.02% of adults

Average Weekly Work Hours

36.1 hrs/week

37.54 hrs/week

Life Evaluation Score

6.5 pts

6.8 pts

Employment Rate (%)

74.17% of adults 25-64

76.67% of adults 25-64

Science Skills

484.53 pts

499.41 pts

Social Support

92.17% of adults 15+

89.91% of adults 15+

Inflation Rate

2.8%

2.9%

Internet Users (%)

95.76%

93%

Housing Affordability

80.18% of income

81.75% of income

Math Skills

473.14 pts

464.89 pts

Human Development Index

0.92

0.94

Safe Drinking Water (%)

99.46%

97.57%

Adult Numeracy

251.72 pts

249.94 pts

Chronic Pain

34% of adults 15+

33.5% of adults 15+

Literacy Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Skilled Birth Attendance (%)

99.9%

99.1%

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

22 days/yr

0 days/yr

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Broadband Access (%)

38 per 100 people

Sanitation Access (%)

99.92%

99.62%

Urban Population (%)

80.32%

80.12%

Lowest Elevation

0 m

-86 m

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

2.9% of GDP

-3.6% of GDP