General information
| Spain | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Southern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Area: | 505,935 km² | 131,960 km² |
| Official language: | Spanish | Greek |
| Government form: | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Parliamentary republic |
| Independent since: | 1492 n.Chr. | 1830 n.Chr. |
| Capital: | Madrid | Athens |
Population
| Spain | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 47,352,000 | 10,716,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 93.6 | 81.2 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 81 years | Ø 80 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 86 years | Ø 85 years |
| Average age: | Ø 41.4 years | Ø 42.8 years |
| Birthrate: | 7.60 ‰ | 7.80 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 8.80 ‰ | 11.70 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 1.39 ‰ | 0.97 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)Visit also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life (in german only)
| Spain | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 65 | 59 |
| Civil rights: | 75 | 60 |
| Health: | 89 | 90 |
| Climate: | 73 | 70 |
| Cost of Living: | 42 | 43 |
| Popularity: | 63 | 48 |
Economy
| Spain | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Euro (1 EUR = 100 Cent) | Euro (1 EUR =100 Cent) |
| Unemployment rate: | 15.7 % | 16.9 % |
| Inflation rate: | -0.32 % | -1.25 % |
| Cost of Living: | 88.30 % | 79.30 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 47.00 % | 51.90 % |
| Average income: | 30,360 US$ | 19,710 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 62 (moderate) | 50 (bad) |
| ESP: total | per 1000 inh. | GRC: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 1,281,199 M US$ | 27.06 M US$ | 189,410 M US$ | 17.68 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 1,430,767 M US$ | 30.22 M US$ | 211,314 M US$ | 19.72 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 392,852 M US$ | 8.30 M US$ | 59,022 M US$ | 5.51 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 373,670 M US$ | 7.89 M US$ | 71,758 M US$ | 6.70 M US$ |
| Gross debt: | 1,188,859 M € | 25.11 M € | 331,072 M € | 30.90 M € |
| Budget surplus: | -35,637 M € | -0.75 M € | 2,797 M € | 0.26 M € |
Infrastructure
| ESP: total | per 1000 inh. | GRC: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 683,175 km | 14.43 km | 117,000 km | 10.92 km |
| Railways: | 15,333 km | 0.32 km | 2,548 km | 0.24 km |
| Waterways: | 1,000 km | 0.02 km | 6 km | 0.00 km |
| Harbours: | 119 | 0.003 | 1,308 | 0.122 |
| Airports: | 135 | 0.003 | 77 | 0.007 |
Energy balance
| ESP: total | per 1000 inh. | GRC: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 239.50 bn kWh | 5.06 m kWh | 56.89 bn kWh | 5.31 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 258.60 bn kWh | 5.46 m kWh | 52.05 bn kWh | 4.86 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 14.18 bn kWh | 299,462.11 kWh | 1.04 bn kWh | 96,775.26 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 21.85 bn kWh | 461,441.96 kWh | 9.83 bn kWh | 917,638.47 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 258.34 m t | 5,455.79 t | 65.29 m t | 6,093.01 t |
Telecommunication
| Spain | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +34 | +30 |
| Internet domain: | .es | .gr |
| ESP total | ESP per 1000 inh. | GRC total | GRC per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 19,816,900 | 419 | 5,001,510 | 467 |
| Mobile phones: | 55,267,600 | 1167 | 11,882,100 | 1109 |
| Internet server: | 4,228,000 | 89 | 3,201,000 | 299 |
| Internet users: | 42,707,444 | 902 | 8,109,169 | 757 |
Healthcare system
| Spain | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 pop.: | 3.00 | 4.30 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 4.07 | 4.59 |
| Diabetes: | 6.9 % | 4.7 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.1 % | 0.0 % |
| Smokers: | 27.9 % | 39.1 % |
Climate
Detailed info for: Spain and Greece| Spain | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 21.1 °C | 22.3 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 11.2 °C | 12.5 °C |
| Water temperature: | 16.7 °C | 18.8 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 68 % | 66 % |
| Rain days: | 5.9 | 5.1 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 7.0 | 7.3 |
Native languages
| Spain | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Greek: | n/a | 98.5 % |
| Spanish: | 74.0 % | n/a |
| Catalan: | 17.0 % | n/a |
| Galecian: | 7.0 % | n/a |
| Basque: | 2.0 % | n/a |
| Turkish: | n/a | 0.9 % |
| other: | 0.0 % | 0.6 % |
Religions
| Spain | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 94.0 % | 98.0 % |
| Islam: | n/a | 1.3 % |
| other: | 6.0 % | 0.7 % |