Where is it better to live in Spain or in Andorra?
To answer the question - which country - Spain or Andorra, is more comfortable for living, let’s compare different constituents which make the standard of living:
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Perhaps, it’s difficult to argue that it’s better to live in a rich country than in a poor one. As of 2024 year data, the basic indicator of the economic development - GDP by purchasing power parity per capita - was:
● In Spain - 55,8 thousand dollars,
● In Andorra - 74,1 thousand dollars.
Thus, according to the gross production per one person, Andorra leaves Spain behind by %.
Let’s compare the data about minimum and average labor level pay in both countries.
● The minimum wage in Spain set at €1,323;
● The minimum wage in Andorra set at €1,376.
The average gross salary (before the taxes and other mandatory fees) is:
● in Spain - 2,363 euros (2528 US$);
● in Andorra - 2,860 euros (3437 US$).
Where is the crime rate lower? up↑
One can evaluate the general level of criminal situation with the help of “crime rate”. This indicator is calculated by the portal Numbeo, which specializes in rating scores of different life aspects in all the world regions and shows how safe it is to live in the country from a risk of becoming a victim of lawbreakers (the higher the crime rate is, the higher the risk is). As of 2025 year, the crime rate is:
● in Spain - 36.6;
● in Andorra - 15.3
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To estimate the population law-abidingness and law enforcement activity, let’s pay attention to the statics of premeditated murders and to the data about the number of Spaniards and Andorrans, being imprisoned.
Yearly out of 100 thousand people, murders kill:
● in Spain - 0.68 people;
● in Andorra - 2.57 people
***As of 2023 year, in prisons and criminal camps the number of inmates is:
● in Spain - 55.4 thousand, or 122 prisoners per 100,000 people;
● in Andorra - 43, or 55 prisoners per 100,000 people
Overall, they kill more often in Andorra, one stays behind the bars more often in Spain.
Where do people get sick less and live longer? up↑
The life quality is greatly defined by how long the people live. According to the latest data, the life expectancy is:
● in Spain - 83.2 years (80.7 years among men and 85.7 years among women)
● in Andorra - 82.4 years (80.4 years among men and 84.6 years among women)
Where do people drink and smoke less? up↑
It’s considered that It’s more comfortable to live in that country where people are less exposed to bad habits. The following WHO data show that the situation with the alcohol consumption (pure alcohol) runs as this:
● in Spain - 12.7 liters per every person older 15 years old (about 20.1 litres per every man and 5.8 litres per every woman);
● in Andorra - 11 liters per every person older 15 years old (about 17.2 litres per every man and 5.2 litres per every woman)
How noticeable are the differences in alcoholic beverages of the Spaniards and the Andorrans?
● in Spain, in terms of pure alcohol, beer accounts for 49.7% % of consumption, wine accounts for 20.1% of consumption, strong drinks (vodka and cognac, etc.) account for 28.2% of consumption, other drinks (including home-made ones) - 1.8% of consumption;
● in Andorra beer accounts for 34.6% from the total amount of alcohol consumption, wine accounts for 45.3%, strong drinks - 20.1%
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Addiction to smoking in the countries under consideration is seen like that:
● in Spain there are 28,4 % of active smokers among the adults (29,4 % of adult males and 27,5 % of adult females smoke there);
● in Andorra 36,3 % of adult population smoke on a constant base (34,8 % of men and 37,9 % of women)
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