Spain vs Italy

Spain
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Madrid
Population
48.8M
GDP
$1.7T
Italy
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Rome
Population
59M
GDP
$2.4T

POP 1.2x GDP 1.4x LE 0.1 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · Spain vs Italy

Population Growth Rate105.2%GDP Growth Rate80%Inflation (Consumer Pric…64.6%Population Density51.5%Maternal Mortality Ratio50%Unemployment Rate43%Foreign Direct Investment37.1%Freshwater Withdrawal29.1%
TIGHT pair: headers nearly match, so the chart is Population Growth Rate rather than GDP scale.

Demographics: Population Growth Rate (Spain, 105% spread)

Indicator Spain Italy Year
Population Growth Rate 1.0% -0.1% 2024
Population Density 96.8 199.5 2023
Population 48.8M 59M 2024

4 closer demographics rows sit on the Spain and Italy profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP Growth Rate (Spain, 80% spread)

Indicator Spain Italy Year
GDP Growth Rate 3.5% 0.7% 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 2.8% 1.0% 2024
Unemployment Rate 11.4% 6.5% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $42.8B $26.9B 2024

5 closer economy rows sit on the Spain and Italy profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Spain, 50% spread)

Indicator Spain Italy Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 3 6 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 3.2 2.7 2024

4 closer health rows sit on the Spain and Italy profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Spain, 19% spread)

Indicator Spain Italy Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 93.8% 75.9% 2024
School Enrollment (Secondary) 118.5% 100.7% 2024

4 closer education rows sit on the Spain and Italy profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Spain, 29% spread)

Indicator Spain Italy Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 26.1% 18.5% 2022

4 closer environment rows sit on the Spain and Italy profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (Spain, 11% spread)

Indicator Spain Italy Year
Access to Sanitation 88.3% 78.2% 2024
Internet Users 95.8% 89.2% 2024

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Spain and Italy profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Female Labor Participation (Spain, 23% spread)

Indicator Spain Italy Year
Female Labor Participation 53.2% 41.0% 2024

5 closer social rows sit on the Spain and Italy profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Labor & Wages: Average Monthly Earnings (Italy, 9% spread)

Indicator Spain Italy Year
Average Monthly Earnings 3290.3 3604.2 2024
PPP Conversion Factor (GDP) 0.6 0.6 2024

1 closer labor & wages rows sit on the Spain and Italy profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Spain vs Italy comparison

Spain vs Italy is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band HIC: HIC/HIC). Look past the near-parity headers to Population Growth Rate (~105% spread); 47 WDI/WHO/ILO figures across 8 topics. Shared income tier makes small rate gaps more informative than totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Spain vs Italy figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · TIGHT scale band.