How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 5.2 times as long as Spain’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Spain’s highest peak towers 1,490 m above Australia’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Spain has 79% more people than Australia.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Spain is 28 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Spain is 7.2 years older than in Australia.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Australia have 0.4 more children on average than in Spain.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 18% in Australia.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Spain 1.4.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Spain: 1.4 (2025)

How many official languages?

Australia and Spain are practically level.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Spain’s economy is 6% larger than Australia’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 20% more per person than Spain.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Australia than in Spain (Gini 0.4 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 4.1% in Australia.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Australia and Spain are practically level.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Spain: 1.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Spain’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as Spain.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Australia is 19% more likely to die before turning one than in Spain.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Spain has 5% more doctors per person than Australia.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 19% in Spain.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 12% in Australia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Australia rate their lives 0.38 points higher than in Spain.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Spain drink 15% more alcohol than in Australia.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 16% more meat per person than Spain.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 185 kcal more food per person per day than Spain.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Spain put in 27 more hours a year than in Australia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 2.1 years longer than in Spain.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Spain: 1.92 (2024)

How many people are online?

Australia and Spain are practically level.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Australia and Spain are practically level.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 81% in Spain.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 2 times as long as Spain’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 31% more passengers per resident than those from Spain.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 37% of Spain, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Spain: 37.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 3.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Spain.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

56% of Spain’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Spain carries 85% more fine dust than in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 24% more likely to be murdered in Australia than in Spain.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Australia are 29% deadlier than in Spain.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Australia is on average 7.7 °C warmer than Spain.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Spain gets 49% more rain than Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)