Spain vs United States: Self-reported happiness vs. GDP per capita
Spain
88.8%
in 2022
United States
88.2%
in 2022
Spain rank
15th
United States rank
18th
Self-reported happiness vs. GDP per capita over time
- Spain
- United States
How they compare
Spain currently reports 88.8% against 88.2% in United States, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1984 it was United States ahead.
Spain ranks 15th and United States ranks 18th of 39 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.8% | 90.3% | 12.6% | United States |
| 1990s | 84.9% | 90.9% | 5.9% | United States |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 93.1% | 6.5% | United States |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 91.3% | 2.7% | United States |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 88.2% | 0.6% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-reported happiness vs. gdp per capita, Spain or United States?
- Spain, at 88.8% against 88.2% in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in self-reported happiness vs. gdp per capita between Spain and United States?
- 0.6%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Spain and United States rank globally for self-reported happiness vs. gdp per capita?
- Spain ranks 15th and United States ranks 18th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Self-reported happiness vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
% of respondents replying "very happy" or "quite happy" when asked "Taking all things together, would you say you are very happy, quite happy, not very happy or not at all happy?"