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Spain vs United Arab Emirates
How Spain and United Arab Emirates compare on 38 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, Spain was higher: 83.7 years against 82.9 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: $41,610 against $29,250
- Population · In 2023, Spain was higher: 47.9 million people against 10.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, United Arab Emirates was higher: 5.64% of GDP against 1.25% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 4.51 tonnes
- Life expectancySpain: 83.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationSpain: 47.9 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personSpain: $29,760 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperatureSpain: 15.1 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancySpain: 83.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySpain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySpain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSpain: 3.54% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateSpain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSpain: 47.9 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSpain: 0.02% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSpain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSpain: 80.5% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageSpain: 44.9 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSpain: 20.7% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateSpain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personSpain: $29,760 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthSpain: 2.6% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationSpain: 2.7% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtSpain: 100.5% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSpain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsSpain: $37.7B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personSpain: $839 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingSpain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelSpain: 199,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerSpain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSpain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSpain: 237 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSpain: 341 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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