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the European Union and Spain

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the European Union

Spain

The widest gap is Public spending on them: the European Union €19,707 against Spain €14,912, 32.2% apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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the European Union
Spain

People

Median age0.9 years
44.9 years
45.8 years
Life expectancy at birth2.5 years
81.5 years
84.0 years
People9.17×
450.6m
49.1m
People per square kilometre12.5%
110 per km²
97.7 per km²
Women in the population0.1 points
51.0%
51.0%
Born abroad4.9 points
14.4%
19.3%
Born outside the EU5.6 points
10.4%
16.0%

Money and work

Disposable income per person12.6%
€22,939
€20,367
Average net income13.1%
€25,952
€22,943
Take-home pay, average-wage worker10.8%
€29,954
€27,041
Gross pay, average-wage worker24.5%
€43,658
€35,076
In work, age 20 to 643.7 points
76.1%
72.4%
Out of work4.5 points
6.0%
10.5%
Hours worked a week0.3 hours
37.3 hours
37.6 hours
At risk of poverty3.2 points
16.3%
19.5%
Housing costs over 40% of income0.5 points
7.7%
7.2%
GDP per person21.9%
€41,700
€34,210

Family and home

People at home8.7%
2.3
2.5
Households with children3.2 points
28.7%
31.9%
Children per woman21.8%
1.34
1.1
Own their home5.1 points
68.5%
73.6%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds79.0%
507 per 100,000 people
284 per 100,000 people
Doctors24.8%
374 per 100,000 people
466 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree5.5 points
36.9%
42.4%
Students per 1,000 people18.6%
42.4 per 1,000 people
50.3 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them32.2%
€19,707
€14,912
Tax raised per person32.5%
€16,198
€12,224
Government debt19.0 points
81.7%
100.7%

Country and infrastructure

Land area8.35×
4,225,104 km²
505,983 km²
Railway density51.8%
49.1 per 1,000 km²
32.3 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density69.5%
18.6 per 1,000 km²
31.6 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people6.2%
584 per 1,000 people
550 per 1,000 people
Households with internet2.6 points
94.8%
97.4%
Tourist nights per resident54.4%
6.73
10.39

Environment

Renewable energy0.2 points
26.2%
26.0%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

the European Union

Spain

Function
the European Union
Spain
12.4%
12.8%
3.0%
2.0%
3.5%
4.0%
10.8%
11.2%
1.7%
2.1%
1.5%
1.1%
15.0%
14.2%
2.4%
2.7%
9.7%
9.1%
40.0%
41.0%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: the European Union and Spain

  1. Where do more people live: the European Union or Spain?

    The gap is 9.17×: the European Union 450.6m, Spain 49.1m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  2. Which covers more ground: the European Union or Spain?

    The gap is 8.35×: the European Union 4,225,104, Spain 505,983. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  3. Where is unemployment higher: the European Union or Spain?

    The gap is 4.5 points: Spain 10.5%, the European Union 6.0%. Share of 15 to 74 year olds in the labour force who are without work and looking for it. une_rt_a · 2025. See the figure

  4. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: the European Union or Spain?

    The gap is 79.0%: the European Union 507, Spain 284. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_bds1 · 2024. See the figure

  5. Where is there more railway per 1,000 km²: the European Union or Spain?

    The gap is 51.8%: the European Union 49.1, Spain 32.3. Railway line in use for every 1,000 square kilometres of the country. rail_if_line_tr · 2024. See the figure

  6. Which spends a larger share of its budget on defence: the European Union or Spain?

    The gap is 1.0 points: the European Union 3.0%, Spain 2.0%. Armed forces, defence equipment, military aid abroad, and defence research. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  7. Which spends more on health per resident: the European Union or Spain?

    The gap is 39.8%: the European Union €2,959, Spain €2,117. Hospitals, doctors, medicines and medical equipment, and public health programmes. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  8. Where are more children born per woman: the European Union or Spain?

    The gap is 21.8%: the European Union 1.34, Spain 1.1. Children a woman would bear over her life at today’s age-specific birth rates. demo_find · 2024. See the figure

  9. Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: the European Union or Spain?

    The gap is 18.6%: Spain 50.3, the European Union 42.4. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. educ_uoe_enrt01 · 2024. See the figure

  10. Where does more energy come from renewables: the European Union or Spain?

    The gap is 0.2 points: the European Union 26.2%, Spain 26.0%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.