World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Spain 4.5 times.
Spain: 505,976 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Spain’s coastline is 11 times as long as the median country’s.
Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Spain’s highest peak towers 1,383 m above the median country’s.
Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Spain has 6.7 times as many people as the median country.
Spain: 49.4 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Spain and the median country are nearly identical here.
Spain: 99 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 2.6 cm taller than in the median country.
Spain: 176.1 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 1.5 cm taller than in the median country.
Spain: 162 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 14 years older than in the median country.
Spain: 44.9 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.8 more children on average than in Spain.
Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country.
Spain: 21.6% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country 0.0.
Spain: 1.4 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Spain and the median country are practically level.
Spain: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 42 times the size of the median country’s.
Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 2.8 times as much per person as the median country.
Spain: Int$59,868 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Spain (Gini 1 points higher).
Spain: 33.4 (2023) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 5.1% in the median country.
Spain: 10.4% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country and Spain are practically level.
Spain: 1.4% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× the median country’s.
Spain: 65% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 6.6 times as much on health per person as the median country.
Spain: $3,107 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 9.3 years longer than in the median country.
Spain: 83.9 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 4.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain.
Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 2.6 times as many doctors per person as the median country.
Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 19% in Spain.
Spain: 18.9% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 19% in the median country.
Spain: 27.6% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 0.71 points higher than in the median country.
Spain: 6.54 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in the median country.
Spain: 12.1 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 79% more meat per person than the median country.
Spain: 100.8 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 439 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the median country put in 336 more hours a year than in Spain.
Spain: 1,638 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 0.82 years longer than in the median country.
Spain: 10.8 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 5.6 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019).
Spain: 1.92 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Spain: 96% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Spain and the median country are practically level.
Spain: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Spain: 81% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Spain: 130 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 7.5 times as long as the median country’s.
Spain: 15,963 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 8 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country.
Spain: 1.91 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Spain, but only 31% of the median country.
Spain: 37.2% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 54% more CO₂ than someone in the median country.
Spain: 4.6 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Spain’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country.
Spain: 55.9% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 66% more fine dust than in Spain.
Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.3 times as likely to be murdered in the median country as in Spain.
Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 3.5 times as deadly as in Spain.
Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 8.1 °C warmer than Spain.
Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 52% more rain than Spain.
Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Spain bigger than the median country?
Spain is larger. The median country fits inside Spain 4.5 times.
Which has more people, Spain or the median country?
Spain has 6.7 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Spain or the median country?
People in Spain live 9.3 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 83.9 years in Spain and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Spain or the median country?
Men in Spain are 2.6 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
