Spain vs United Kingdom

Spain (Europe) and United Kingdom (Europe) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Spain United Kingdom World

0 20k 40k 60k 1960 Spain: 407.96 United Kingdom: 1,397.59 World: 452.65 1961 Spain: 463.19 United Kingdom: 1,472.39 World: 471.93 1962 Spain: 535.39 United Kingdom: 1,525.78 World: 496.11 1963 Spain: 627.28 United Kingdom: 1,613.46 World: 525.19 1964 Spain: 694.95 United Kingdom: 1,748.29 World: 563.85 1965 Spain: 797.38 United Kingdom: 1,873.57 World: 601.89 1966 Spain: 915.63 United Kingdom: 1,986.75 World: 638.97 1967 Spain: 996.57 United Kingdom: 2,058.78 World: 664.4 1968 Spain: 978.29 United Kingdom: 1,951.76 World: 703.46 1969 Spain: 1,109.14 United Kingdom: 2,100.67 World: 761.11 1970 Spain: 1,211.42 United Kingdom: 2,347.54 World: 817.68 1971 Spain: 1,361.19 United Kingdom: 2,649.8 World: 884.88 1972 Spain: 1,707.59 United Kingdom: 3,030.43 World: 1,002 1973 Spain: 2,245.95 United Kingdom: 3,426.28 World: 1,201.53 1974 Spain: 2,747.96 United Kingdom: 3,665.86 World: 1,362.19 1975 Spain: 3,207.54 United Kingdom: 4,299.75 World: 1,488.94 1976 Spain: 3,276.97 United Kingdom: 4,138.17 World: 1,589.73 1977 Spain: 3,625 United Kingdom: 4,681.44 World: 1,766.28 1978 Spain: 4,353.33 United Kingdom: 5,976.94 World: 2,055.49 1979 Spain: 5,766.09 United Kingdom: 7,804.76 World: 2,335.19 1980 Spain: 6,204.14 United Kingdom: 10,032.06 World: 2,587.01 1981 Spain: 5,367.33 United Kingdom: 9,599.31 World: 2,628.62 1982 Spain: 5,156.02 United Kingdom: 9,146.08 World: 2,554.08 1983 Spain: 4,475.3 United Kingdom: 8,691.52 World: 2,561.17 1984 Spain: 4,486.78 United Kingdom: 8,179.19 World: 2,614.33 1985 Spain: 4,696.3 United Kingdom: 8,652.22 World: 2,690.59 1986 Spain: 6,508.85 United Kingdom: 10,611.11 World: 3,118.57 1987 Spain: 8,233.73 United Kingdom: 13,118.59 World: 3,487.88 1988 Spain: 9,696.19 United Kingdom: 15,987.17 World: 3,829.99 1989 Spain: 10,674.34 United Kingdom: 16,239.28 World: 3,930.51 1990 Spain: 13,795.02 United Kingdom: 19,095.47 World: 4,338.94 1991 Spain: 14,801.32 United Kingdom: 19,900.73 World: 4,453.9 1992 Spain: 16,100.68 United Kingdom: 20,487.17 World: 4,679.98 1993 Spain: 13,330.38 United Kingdom: 18,389.02 World: 4,685.3 1994 Spain: 13,405.7 United Kingdom: 19,709.24 World: 4,967.01 1995 Spain: 15,460.91 United Kingdom: 23,252.62 World: 5,463.2 1996 Spain: 16,100.62 United Kingdom: 24,503.38 World: 5,507.22 1997 Spain: 14,722.37 United Kingdom: 26,910.14 World: 5,408.57 1998 Spain: 15,382.33 United Kingdom: 28,396.35 World: 5,302.34 1999 Spain: 15,707.95 United Kingdom: 28,858.01 World: 5,401.23 2000 Spain: 14,743.27 United Kingdom: 28,383.88 World: 5,512.56 2001 Spain: 15,368.23 United Kingdom: 28,013.87 World: 5,404.2 2002 Spain: 17,111.07 United Kingdom: 30,158.7 World: 5,539.32 2003 Spain: 21,522.02 United Kingdom: 34,556.77 World: 6,129.87 2004 Spain: 24,925.03 United Kingdom: 40,504.41 World: 6,818 2005 Spain: 26,450.95 United Kingdom: 42,240.25 World: 7,290.57 2006 Spain: 28,421.69 United Kingdom: 44,695.16 World: 7,803.19 2007 Spain: 32,652.02 United Kingdom: 50,629.08 World: 8,685.33 2008 Spain: 35,603.25 United Kingdom: 47,652.4 World: 9,425.74 2009 Spain: 32,279.82 United Kingdom: 39,009.37 World: 8,827.04 2010 Spain: 30,658.74 United Kingdom: 39,778.32 World: 9,555.07 2011 Spain: 31,824.62 United Kingdom: 42,295.93 World: 10,496.93 2012 Spain: 28,456.44 United Kingdom: 42,688.33 World: 10,597.85 2013 Spain: 29,228.85 United Kingdom: 43,607.66 World: 10,759.35 2014 Spain: 29,707.77 United Kingdom: 47,746.98 World: 10,912.24 2015 Spain: 25,982.44 United Kingdom: 45,256.04 World: 10,191.98 2016 Spain: 26,755.61 United Kingdom: 41,258.54 World: 10,239.47 2017 Spain: 28,381.34 United Kingdom: 40,918.05 World: 10,784.4 2018 Spain: 30,602.42 United Kingdom: 43,704.32 World: 11,344.73 2019 Spain: 29,786.52 United Kingdom: 43,160.68 World: 11,417.6 2020 Spain: 27,233.94 United Kingdom: 40,815.13 World: 10,999.49 2021 Spain: 30,799.48 United Kingdom: 47,695.65 World: 12,472.91 2022 Spain: 30,319.5 United Kingdom: 47,034.78 World: 12,876.24 2023 Spain: 33,493.22 United Kingdom: 49,919.69 World: 13,313.86 2024 Spain: 35,326.77 United Kingdom: 53,341.31 World: 13,717.09 2025 Spain: 38,627.25 United Kingdom: 57,601.96 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Spain United Kingdom World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Spain: 69.11 United Kingdom: 71.13 World: 50.94 1961 Spain: 69.48 United Kingdom: 70.88 World: 52.8 1962 Spain: 69.52 United Kingdom: 70.93 World: 55.29 1963 Spain: 69.68 United Kingdom: 70.83 World: 55.65 1964 Spain: 70.4 United Kingdom: 71.62 World: 56.1 1965 Spain: 70.81 United Kingdom: 71.62 World: 55.93 1966 Spain: 71.06 United Kingdom: 71.57 World: 56.45 1967 Spain: 71.25 United Kingdom: 72.12 World: 56.9 1968 Spain: 71.54 United Kingdom: 71.72 World: 57.34 1969 Spain: 71.06 United Kingdom: 71.72 World: 57.68 1970 Spain: 72.03 United Kingdom: 71.97 World: 57.94 1971 Spain: 71.63 United Kingdom: 72.27 World: 58.02 1972 Spain: 72.82 United Kingdom: 72.12 World: 58.84 1973 Spain: 72.61 United Kingdom: 72.32 World: 59.3 1974 Spain: 72.97 United Kingdom: 72.52 World: 59.7 1975 Spain: 73.32 United Kingdom: 72.72 World: 60.13 1976 Spain: 73.64 United Kingdom: 72.78 World: 60.45 1977 Spain: 74.13 United Kingdom: 73.22 World: 61.04 1978 Spain: 74.3 United Kingdom: 73.18 World: 61.39 1979 Spain: 74.82 United Kingdom: 73.28 World: 61.84 1980 Spain: 75.35 United Kingdom: 73.68 World: 62.15 1981 Spain: 75.53 United Kingdom: 74.03 World: 62.52 1982 Spain: 76.13 United Kingdom: 74.18 World: 62.87 1983 Spain: 75.91 United Kingdom: 74.38 World: 63.13 1984 Spain: 76.3 United Kingdom: 74.78 World: 63.44 1985 Spain: 76.26 United Kingdom: 74.63 World: 63.73 1986 Spain: 76.51 United Kingdom: 74.93 World: 64.12 1987 Spain: 76.73 United Kingdom: 75.28 World: 64.46 1988 Spain: 76.75 United Kingdom: 75.38 World: 64.67 1989 Spain: 76.81 United Kingdom: 75.58 World: 64.96 1990 Spain: 76.84 United Kingdom: 75.88 World: 65.11 1991 Spain: 76.97 United Kingdom: 76.08 World: 65.3 1992 Spain: 77.41 United Kingdom: 76.43 World: 65.55 1993 Spain: 77.55 United Kingdom: 76.39 World: 65.74 1994 Spain: 77.9 United Kingdom: 76.89 World: 65.96 1995 Spain: 77.98 United Kingdom: 76.84 World: 66.2 1996 Spain: 78.12 United Kingdom: 77.09 World: 66.52 1997 Spain: 78.6 United Kingdom: 77.21 World: 66.83 1998 Spain: 78.67 United Kingdom: 77.19 World: 67.07 1999 Spain: 78.72 United Kingdom: 77.39 World: 67.31 2000 Spain: 78.97 United Kingdom: 77.74 World: 67.65 2001 Spain: 79.37 United Kingdom: 77.99 World: 67.95 2002 Spain: 79.57 United Kingdom: 78.14 World: 68.23 2003 Spain: 79.62 United Kingdom: 78.45 World: 68.52 2004 Spain: 79.87 United Kingdom: 78.75 World: 68.77 2005 Spain: 80.17 United Kingdom: 79.05 World: 69.11 2006 Spain: 80.82 United Kingdom: 79.25 World: 69.47 2007 Spain: 80.87 United Kingdom: 79.45 World: 69.81 2008 Spain: 81.18 United Kingdom: 79.6 World: 70 2009 Spain: 81.48 United Kingdom: 80.05 World: 70.38 2010 Spain: 81.63 United Kingdom: 80.4 World: 70.68 2011 Spain: 82.48 United Kingdom: 80.95 World: 70.97 2012 Spain: 82.43 United Kingdom: 80.9 World: 71.26 2013 Spain: 83.08 United Kingdom: 81 World: 71.53 2014 Spain: 83.23 United Kingdom: 81.3 World: 71.78 2015 Spain: 82.83 United Kingdom: 80.96 World: 71.97 2016 Spain: 83.33 United Kingdom: 81.16 World: 72.19 2017 Spain: 83.28 United Kingdom: 81.26 World: 72.37 2018 Spain: 83.43 United Kingdom: 81.26 World: 72.64 2019 Spain: 83.83 United Kingdom: 81.37 World: 72.87 2020 Spain: 82.23 United Kingdom: 80.33 World: 72.18 2021 Spain: 83.18 United Kingdom: 80.65 World: 71.22 2022 Spain: 83.13 United Kingdom: 81.01 World: 72.97 2023 Spain: 83.93 United Kingdom: 81.24 World: 73.33 2024 Spain: 83.89 United Kingdom: 81.39 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Spain United Kingdom World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Spain: 2.86 United Kingdom: 2.69 World: 4.69 1961 Spain: 2.77 United Kingdom: 2.78 World: 4.56 1962 Spain: 2.8 United Kingdom: 2.86 World: 5.02 1963 Spain: 2.88 United Kingdom: 2.88 World: 5.31 1964 Spain: 3.01 United Kingdom: 2.93 World: 5.13 1965 Spain: 2.94 United Kingdom: 2.86 World: 5.08 1966 Spain: 2.91 United Kingdom: 2.78 World: 4.97 1967 Spain: 2.94 United Kingdom: 2.68 World: 4.87 1968 Spain: 2.87 United Kingdom: 2.6 World: 4.98 1969 Spain: 2.86 United Kingdom: 2.51 World: 4.88 1970 Spain: 2.84 United Kingdom: 2.44 World: 4.84 1971 Spain: 2.9 United Kingdom: 2.41 World: 4.69 1972 Spain: 2.87 United Kingdom: 2.2 World: 4.55 1973 Spain: 2.84 United Kingdom: 2.04 World: 4.42 1974 Spain: 2.88 United Kingdom: 1.92 World: 4.26 1975 Spain: 2.77 United Kingdom: 1.81 World: 4.07 1976 Spain: 2.77 United Kingdom: 1.74 World: 3.97 1977 Spain: 2.65 United Kingdom: 1.69 World: 3.84 1978 Spain: 2.54 United Kingdom: 1.75 World: 3.77 1979 Spain: 2.37 United Kingdom: 1.86 World: 3.76 1980 Spain: 2.22 United Kingdom: 1.9 World: 3.73 1981 Spain: 2.04 United Kingdom: 1.82 World: 3.71 1982 Spain: 1.94 United Kingdom: 1.78 World: 3.72 1983 Spain: 1.8 United Kingdom: 1.77 World: 3.59 1984 Spain: 1.73 United Kingdom: 1.77 World: 3.57 1985 Spain: 1.64 United Kingdom: 1.79 World: 3.53 1986 Spain: 1.56 United Kingdom: 1.78 World: 3.51 1987 Spain: 1.49 United Kingdom: 1.81 World: 3.48 1988 Spain: 1.45 United Kingdom: 1.82 World: 3.39 1989 Spain: 1.4 United Kingdom: 1.79 World: 3.35 1990 Spain: 1.36 United Kingdom: 1.83 World: 3.31 1991 Spain: 1.33 United Kingdom: 1.82 World: 3.13 1992 Spain: 1.31 United Kingdom: 1.79 World: 3.04 1993 Spain: 1.26 United Kingdom: 1.76 World: 2.97 1994 Spain: 1.19 United Kingdom: 1.74 World: 2.92 1995 Spain: 1.16 United Kingdom: 1.71 World: 2.87 1996 Spain: 1.14 United Kingdom: 1.73 World: 2.82 1997 Spain: 1.15 United Kingdom: 1.72 World: 2.78 1998 Spain: 1.13 United Kingdom: 1.71 World: 2.75 1999 Spain: 1.17 United Kingdom: 1.68 World: 2.72 2000 Spain: 1.22 United Kingdom: 1.64 World: 2.73 2001 Spain: 1.23 United Kingdom: 1.63 World: 2.69 2002 Spain: 1.25 United Kingdom: 1.63 World: 2.66 2003 Spain: 1.3 United Kingdom: 1.7 World: 2.64 2004 Spain: 1.31 United Kingdom: 1.75 World: 2.63 2005 Spain: 1.33 United Kingdom: 1.76 World: 2.61 2006 Spain: 1.36 United Kingdom: 1.82 World: 2.61 2007 Spain: 1.38 United Kingdom: 1.86 World: 2.6 2008 Spain: 1.45 United Kingdom: 1.91 World: 2.6 2009 Spain: 1.38 United Kingdom: 1.89 World: 2.59 2010 Spain: 1.37 United Kingdom: 1.92 World: 2.57 2011 Spain: 1.34 United Kingdom: 1.91 World: 2.55 2012 Spain: 1.32 United Kingdom: 1.92 World: 2.56 2013 Spain: 1.27 United Kingdom: 1.83 World: 2.53 2014 Spain: 1.32 United Kingdom: 1.81 World: 2.52 2015 Spain: 1.33 United Kingdom: 1.8 World: 2.49 2016 Spain: 1.33 United Kingdom: 1.79 World: 2.49 2017 Spain: 1.31 United Kingdom: 1.74 World: 2.46 2018 Spain: 1.26 United Kingdom: 1.68 World: 2.39 2019 Spain: 1.23 United Kingdom: 1.63 World: 2.35 2020 Spain: 1.18 United Kingdom: 1.57 World: 2.28 2021 Spain: 1.18 United Kingdom: 1.58 World: 2.25 2022 Spain: 1.16 United Kingdom: 1.56 World: 2.22 2023 Spain: 1.12 United Kingdom: 1.56 World: 2.2 2024 Spain: 1.1 United Kingdom: 1.55 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Spain United Kingdom World

0 10 20 30 1991 Spain: 15.93 United Kingdom: 8.55 World: 5.12 1992 Spain: 17.7 United Kingdom: 9.77 World: 5.28 1993 Spain: 22.16 United Kingdom: 10.35 World: 5.54 1994 Spain: 24.21 United Kingdom: 9.65 World: 5.79 1995 Spain: 22.68 United Kingdom: 8.69 World: 5.92 1996 Spain: 22.14 United Kingdom: 8.19 World: 5.98 1997 Spain: 20.7 United Kingdom: 7.07 World: 6.01 1998 Spain: 18.67 United Kingdom: 6.2 World: 6.16 1999 Spain: 15.48 United Kingdom: 6.04 World: 6.28 2000 Spain: 13.79 United Kingdom: 5.56 World: 6.11 2001 Spain: 10.35 United Kingdom: 4.7 World: 6.19 2002 Spain: 11.15 United Kingdom: 5.04 World: 6.41 2003 Spain: 11.28 United Kingdom: 4.81 World: 6.48 2004 Spain: 11.09 United Kingdom: 4.59 World: 6.33 2005 Spain: 9.15 United Kingdom: 4.88 World: 6.22 2006 Spain: 8.45 United Kingdom: 5.47 World: 5.97 2007 Spain: 8.23 United Kingdom: 5.4 World: 5.77 2008 Spain: 11.25 United Kingdom: 5.75 World: 5.82 2009 Spain: 17.86 United Kingdom: 7.68 World: 6.41 2010 Spain: 19.86 United Kingdom: 7.97 World: 6.28 2011 Spain: 21.39 United Kingdom: 8.2 World: 6.15 2012 Spain: 24.79 United Kingdom: 8.28 World: 6.15 2013 Spain: 26.09 United Kingdom: 7.75 World: 6.1 2014 Spain: 24.44 United Kingdom: 6.4 World: 5.96 2015 Spain: 22.06 United Kingdom: 5.55 World: 6 2016 Spain: 19.64 United Kingdom: 4.91 World: 5.97 2017 Spain: 17.22 United Kingdom: 4.5 World: 5.9 2018 Spain: 15.26 United Kingdom: 4.15 World: 5.76 2019 Spain: 14.1 United Kingdom: 3.66 World: 5.59 2020 Spain: 15.53 United Kingdom: 4.47 World: 6.59 2021 Spain: 14.91 United Kingdom: 4.86 World: 6.05 2022 Spain: 13.03 United Kingdom: 3.77 World: 5.23 2023 Spain: 12.18 United Kingdom: 4.03 World: 4.85 2024 Spain: 11.4 United Kingdom: 4.36 World: 4.81 2025 Spain: 10.38 United Kingdom: 4.75 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Spain United Kingdom World

3 5 8 10 13 1970 Spain: 4.22 United Kingdom: 12.1 World: 4.14 1971 Spain: 4.07 United Kingdom: 11.97 World: 4.04 1972 Spain: 4.38 United Kingdom: 11.73 World: 4.16 1973 Spain: 4.7 United Kingdom: 12.28 World: 4.32 1974 Spain: 5 United Kingdom: 11.47 World: 4.23 1975 Spain: 5.11 United Kingdom: 11.1 World: 4.14 1976 Spain: 5.56 United Kingdom: 11.21 World: 4.31 1977 Spain: 5.28 United Kingdom: 11.36 World: 4.36 1978 Spain: 5.19 United Kingdom: 11.33 World: 4.42 1979 Spain: 5.46 United Kingdom: 11.96 World: 4.46 1980 Spain: 5.68 United Kingdom: 10.81 World: 4.33 1981 Spain: 5.79 United Kingdom: 10.46 World: 4.18 1982 Spain: 5.58 United Kingdom: 10.18 World: 4.05 1983 Spain: 5.64 United Kingdom: 10.06 World: 4.01 1984 Spain: 5.33 United Kingdom: 9.75 World: 4.07 1985 Spain: 5.13 United Kingdom: 10.2 World: 4.05 1986 Spain: 5.22 United Kingdom: 10.42 World: 4.04 1987 Spain: 5.23 United Kingdom: 10.48 World: 4.1 1988 Spain: 5.33 United Kingdom: 10.42 World: 4.16 1989 Spain: 5.79 United Kingdom: 10.15 World: 4.16 1990 Spain: 5.9 United Kingdom: 10.18 World: 4.15 1991 Spain: 6.09 United Kingdom: 10.3 World: 4.1 1992 Spain: 6.27 United Kingdom: 10.05 World: 4.01 1993 Spain: 5.87 United Kingdom: 9.74 World: 3.97 1994 Spain: 6.12 United Kingdom: 9.59 World: 3.94 1995 Spain: 6.42 United Kingdom: 9.45 World: 3.99 1996 Spain: 6.14 United Kingdom: 9.76 World: 4.01 1997 Spain: 6.59 United Kingdom: 9.38 World: 4.02 1998 Spain: 6.78 United Kingdom: 9.36 World: 3.98 1999 Spain: 7.3 United Kingdom: 9.27 World: 3.95 2000 Spain: 7.65 United Kingdom: 9.37 World: 4.01 2001 Spain: 7.6 United Kingdom: 9.53 World: 4.01 2002 Spain: 7.93 United Kingdom: 9.22 World: 4.02 2003 Spain: 7.96 United Kingdom: 9.4 World: 4.15 2004 Spain: 8.21 United Kingdom: 9.35 World: 4.28 2005 Spain: 8.43 United Kingdom: 9.26 World: 4.39 2006 Spain: 8.07 United Kingdom: 9.2 World: 4.48 2007 Spain: 8.21 United Kingdom: 8.98 World: 4.59 2008 Spain: 7.4 United Kingdom: 8.64 World: 4.56 2009 Spain: 6.48 United Kingdom: 7.76 World: 4.45 2010 Spain: 6.18 United Kingdom: 7.98 World: 4.67 2011 Spain: 6.19 United Kingdom: 7.26 World: 4.76 2012 Spain: 6.09 United Kingdom: 7.56 World: 4.77 2013 Spain: 5.5 United Kingdom: 7.33 World: 4.81 2014 Spain: 5.49 United Kingdom: 6.66 World: 4.78 2015 Spain: 5.85 United Kingdom: 6.39 World: 4.7 2016 Spain: 5.66 United Kingdom: 5.97 World: 4.65 2017 Spain: 5.98 United Kingdom: 5.77 World: 4.67 2018 Spain: 5.81 United Kingdom: 5.64 World: 4.73 2019 Spain: 5.4 United Kingdom: 5.39 World: 4.7 2020 Spain: 4.53 United Kingdom: 4.79 World: 4.47 2021 Spain: 4.92 United Kingdom: 5.05 World: 4.68 2022 Spain: 4.99 United Kingdom: 4.81 World: 4.67 2023 Spain: 4.57 United Kingdom: 4.45 World: 4.68 2024 Spain: 4.51 United Kingdom: 4.22 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Spain United Kingdom World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Spain: 47.88 United Kingdom: 70 World: 15.6 2006 Spain: 50.37 United Kingdom: 68.82 World: 17.2 2007 Spain: 55.11 United Kingdom: 75.09 World: 20.2 2008 Spain: 59.6 United Kingdom: 78.39 World: 22.8 2009 Spain: 62.4 United Kingdom: 83.56 World: 25.3 2010 Spain: 65.8 United Kingdom: 85 World: 28.4 2011 Spain: 67.09 United Kingdom: 85.38 World: 30.9 2012 Spain: 69.81 United Kingdom: 87.48 World: 33.3 2013 Spain: 71.64 United Kingdom: 89.84 World: 35.3 2014 Spain: 76.19 United Kingdom: 91.61 World: 37.4 2015 Spain: 78.69 United Kingdom: 92 World: 39.9 2016 Spain: 80.56 United Kingdom: 94.78 World: 43.6 2017 Spain: 84.6 United Kingdom: 90.42 World: 46.3 2018 Spain: 86.11 United Kingdom: 90.69 World: 49.4 2019 Spain: 90.72 United Kingdom: 92.52 World: 53.9 2020 Spain: 93.21 United Kingdom: 94.82 World: 60.1 2021 Spain: 93.9 United Kingdom: 96.2 World: 63.8 2022 Spain: 94.49 United Kingdom: 95.47 World: 67 2023 Spain: 95.45 United Kingdom: 95.45 World: 69.2 2024 Spain: 95.76 United Kingdom: 95.47 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Spain United Kingdom
Population 49.4 mn 2025
32nd of 215		 69.5 mn 2025
22nd of 215
Population density 96.8 /km² 2023
106th of 214		 283.2 /km² 2023
42nd of 214
Population growth 1.03 % 2025
99th of 215		 0.30 % 2025
153rd of 215
Life expectancy 83.9 years 2024
12th of 215		 81.4 years 2024
41st of 215
Fertility rate 1.10 2024
205th of 215		 1.55 2024
141st of 215
Birth rate 6.5 ‰ 2024
207th of 215		 9.9 ‰ 2024
158th of 215
Infant mortality 2.6 ‰ 2024
20th of 196		 4.1 ‰ 2024
41st of 196
Urban population 80.5 % 2025
54th of 215		 83.3 % 2025
49th of 215
Aged 65+ 21.6 % 2025
22nd of 215		 19.7 % 2025
38th of 215
Living in cities 51.6 % 2025
50th of 215		 58.0 % 2025
35th of 215
Living in towns 27.7 % 2025
127th of 215		 28.4 % 2025
123rd of 215
Living in rural areas 20.7 % 2025
137th of 215		 13.6 % 2025
176th of 215

Human development

Indicator Spain United Kingdom
Human Development Index 0.918 2023
28th of 193		 0.946 2023
13th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.819 2023
33rd of 169		 0.869 2023
13th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.818 2023
2nd of 156		 0.827 2023
1st of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.043 2023
15th of 172		 0.083 2023
31st of 172

Economy

Indicator Spain United Kingdom
GDP 1.9 tn US$ 2025
12th of 186		 4 tn US$ 2025
5th of 186
GDP per capita 38,627 US$ 2025
30th of 186		 57,602 US$ 2025
18th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 59,868 int. $ 2025
32nd of 185		 64,606 int. $ 2025
26th of 185
GNI per capita 37,120 US$ 2025
28th of 182		 54,550 US$ 2025
20th of 182
GDP growth 2.8 % 2025
111th of 186		 1.4 % 2025
148th of 186
Inflation 2.7 % 2025
86th of 165		 3.9 % 2025
55th of 165
Trade 69.5 % 2025
82nd of 138		 62.5 % 2025
89th of 138
Exports 36.6 % 2025
69th of 138		 30.6 % 2025
84th of 138
FDI inflows 1.5 % 2025
95th of 192		 1.9 % 2025
175th of 192
Manufacturing 10.6 % 2025
71st of 132		 7.7 % 2025
98th of 132
Agriculture 2.7 % 2025
114th of 158		 0.6 % 2025
151st of 158
Tax revenue 14.9 % 2024
60th of 89		 26.9 % 2024
9th of 89
Government debt 105.6 % 2024
54th of 56		 130.7 % 2024
56th of 56
Military spending 1.4 % 2024
84th of 147		 2.3 % 2024
42nd of 147

Labour

Indicator Spain United Kingdom
Unemployment 10.4 % 2025
148th of 181		 4.7 % 2025
80th of 181
Youth unemployment 24.7 % 2025
152nd of 181		 14.6 % 2025
106th of 181
Women in the labour force 52.8 % 2025
96th of 181		 57.3 % 2025
62nd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 3.4 % 2025
140th of 181		 0.9 % 2025
175th of 181
Weekly hours worked 32.0 h 2025
155th of 181		 31.2 h 2025
160th of 181
Youth NEET rate 10.2 % 2025
33rd of 181		 14.3 % 2025
66th of 181
Labour income share 58.4 % 2023 55.9 % 2023
Output per hour 68.1 $ 2025
23rd of 181		 67.3 $ 2025
24th of 181

Health

Indicator Spain United Kingdom
Health spending 9.2 % 2023
42nd of 192		 11.1 % 2024
16th of 192
Health spending per person 3,107 US$ 2023
28th of 191		 5,860 US$ 2024
18th of 191
Physicians 4.29 /1,000 2022
20th of 125		 3.30 /1,000 2023
47th of 125
Under-5 mortality 3.2 ‰ 2024
20th of 196		 4.7 ‰ 2024
36th of 196
Maternal mortality 3 /100k 2023
8th of 194		 8 /100k 2023
39th of 194
Tobacco use 27.6 % 2024
128th of 166		 12.8 % 2024
56th of 166
Safe drinking water 99.5 % 2024
26th of 147		 99.8 % 2024
16th of 147

Food

Indicator Spain United Kingdom
Calories per person 3,377 kcal 2023
36th of 155		 3,435 kcal 2023
27th of 155
Protein supply 115.3 g 2022
27th of 174		 109.1 g 2022
44th of 174
Animal protein supply 77.0 g 2022
15th of 174		 64.8 g 2022
42nd of 174
Fat supply 154.6 g 2022
16th of 174		 140.7 g 2022
26th of 174
Food insecurity 7.4 % 2024
25th of 134		 7.4 % 2024
26th of 134
Severe food insecurity 1.9 % 2024
32nd of 124		 4.0 % 2024
54th of 124
Cereal import dependency 50.3 % 2022
71st of 160		 23.8 % 2022
107th of 160

Education

Indicator Spain United Kingdom
Literacy 99.7 % 2021 -
Secondary enrolment 118.5 % 2024
11th of 108		 112.1 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 93.8 % 2024
13th of 128		 80.4 % 2023
24th of 128
Education spending 4.6 % 2022 5.9 % 2021
Expected schooling 17.8 yrs 2023
17th of 195		 17.8 yrs 2023
18th of 195
Mean schooling 10.8 yrs 2023
80th of 193		 13.5 yrs 2023
9th of 193

Society

Indicator Spain United Kingdom
Income inequality 33.4 2023
41st of 93		 32.4 2021
37th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.8 % 2023
45th of 93		 0.4 % 2021
30th of 93
Internet use 95.8 % 2024
21st of 182		 95.5 % 2024
26th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 130.3 /100 2024
47th of 151		 121.6 /100 2024
72nd of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
33rd of 213		 100.0 % 2024
38th of 213
Women in parliament 44.3 % 2025
18th of 184		 40.5 % 2025
28th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Spain United Kingdom
Refugees hosted 511,079 2025
17th of 177		 581,072 2025
14th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 10.7 ‰ 2025
44th of 177		 8.4 ‰ 2025
48th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 248,715 2025
6th of 177		 144,747 2025
11th of 177
Refugees from the country 186 2025
139th of 199		 517 2025
118th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
181st of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
174th of 199

Governance

Indicator Spain United Kingdom
Control of corruption 62.3 /100 2024
50th of 207		 78.4 /100 2024
20th of 207
Government effectiveness 72.9 /100 2024
37th of 205		 74.4 /100 2024
30th of 205
Rule of law 73.0 /100 2024
43rd of 207		 78.8 /100 2024
24th of 207
Regulatory quality 64.7 /100 2024
56th of 205		 78.7 /100 2024
14th of 205
Voice and accountability 76.9 /100 2024
28th of 205		 79.6 /100 2024
19th of 205
Political stability 65.8 /100 2024
107th of 207		 70.3 /100 2024
92nd of 207

Environment

Indicator Spain United Kingdom
CO₂ per capita 4.51 t 2024
144th of 202		 4.22 t 2024
139th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 220.3 Mt 2024
28th of 204		 312.9 Mt 2024
18th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.57 % 2024
28th of 204		 0.81 % 2024
18th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 15.7 Gt 2024
21st of 204		 80.1 Gt 2024
5th of 204
GHG per capita 5.85 t 2024
136th of 202		 5.58 t 2024
132nd of 202
Renewable energy 19.0 % 2021
110th of 211		 12.2 % 2021
133rd of 211
Forest area 37.2 % 2023
82nd of 212		 13.3 % 2023
148th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 10.1 µg/m³ 2023
46th of 200		 9.5 µg/m³ 2023
43rd of 200
Water stress 43.3 % 2022
136th of 176		 14.4 % 2022
102nd of 176
Land area 499,697 km² 2023
51st of 214		 241,930 km² 2023
79th of 214

Energy

Indicator Spain United Kingdom
Renewable electricity 55.9 % 2025
56th of 190		 51.8 % 2025
65th of 190
Wind and solar 42.3 % 2025
7th of 190		 36.0 % 2025
15th of 190
Nuclear power 18.8 % 2025
16th of 180		 12.4 % 2025
20th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 74.7 % 2025
41st of 190		 64.2 % 2025
58th of 190
Fossil electricity 25.3 % 2025
41st of 190		 35.8 % 2025
58th of 190
Coal power 0.3 % 2025
115th of 188		 0.1 % 2025
113th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 153 g/kWh 2025
40th of 190		 218 g/kWh 2025
50th of 190
Electricity per capita 5.75 MWh 2025
49th of 191		 4.48 MWh 2025
66th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.