Spain vs United States
Spain vs United States: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 10.5 years in Spain and 10.6 years in United States, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in United States, by 0.1 years, or 1 times that in Spain.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Spain ranked 35 and United States ranked 34 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Spain | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.5 | 10.6 |
| 2018 | 10.7 | 10.8 |
| 2017 | 10.8 | 11.1 |
| 2010 | 10.3 | 10.4 |
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
Spain vs United States
Health
- Life expectancySpain: 83.7 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySpain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySpain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSpain: 99.6% in 2022United States: 97.5% in 2022
- DepressionSpain: 3.54% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide rateSpain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSpain: 47.9 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthSpain: 0.02% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSpain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSpain: 80.5% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageSpain: 44.9 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSpain: 20.7% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateSpain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSpain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSpain: $37.7B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personSpain: $839 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSpain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSpain: 199,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerSpain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSpain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSpain: 237 million TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSpain: 341 million TIV in 2025United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025