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Ageall ages
Sex
Figure🇪🇸 Spain🇫🇷 FranceSpain vs France
Median agetypical45.8 years42.8 years+7.0%
Disposable income per persontypical€20,367 €26,459 -23.0%
Take-home pay, average-wage workertypical€27,041 €32,346 -16.4%
People at homeaverage2.5 2.1 +19.0%
Hours worked a weekaverage37.6 hours37.2 hours+1.1%
Life expectancy at birthaverage84.0 years83.0 years+1.2%
Can expect to live toaverage84.0 years83.0 years+1.2%
With a degreeaverage42.4% 44.8% -5.4%
Own their homeaverage73.6% 61.4% +19.9%
Public spending eachaverage€14,912 €24,346 -38.7%

Where €100 of public spending goes

SpainFrance

  1. General public services12.8%10.8%
  2. Defence2.0%3.2%
  3. Public order and safety4.0%3.1%
  4. Economic affairs11.2%9.9%
  5. Environmental protection2.1%1.8%
  6. Housing and community1.1%2.5%
  7. Health14.2%15.6%
  8. Recreation and culture2.6%2.6%
  9. Education9.1%8.9%
  10. Social protection41.0%41.5%

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.