Australia vs Spain
Australia vs Spain: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.2 years in Australia and 10.5 years in Spain, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Australia, by 0.7 years, or 1.07 times that in Spain.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Australia ranked 19 and Spain ranked 35 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Australia | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.2 | 10.5 |
| 2018 | 11.4 | 10.7 |
| 2017 | 11.6 | 10.8 |
| 2010 | 11.1 | 10.3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Australia vs Spain
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023Spain: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Spain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Spain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017Spain: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustralia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Spain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023Spain: 47.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023Spain: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Spain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025Spain: 80.5% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023Spain: 44.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023Spain: 20.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Spain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025Spain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025Spain: $37.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025Spain: $839 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025Spain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020Spain: 199,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022Spain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020Spain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025Spain: 237 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustralia: 108 million TIV in 2025Spain: 341 million TIV in 2025