Greece vs Spain: Percentage of one-person households
Greece
25.7%
in 2018
Spain
25.5%
in 2018
Greece rank
27th
Spain rank
28th
Percentage of one-person households over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Greece currently reports 25.7% against 25.5% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Spain ahead.
Greece ranks 27th and Spain ranks 28th of 67 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 22.2% | 2.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 24.3% | 0.3% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of one-person households, Greece or Spain?
- Greece, at 25.7% against 25.5% in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of one-person households between Greece and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for percentage of one-person households?
- Greece ranks 27th and Spain ranks 28th of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Percentage of one-person households. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of one-person households as a share of the total number of households. Estimates combine multiple sources, including cross-country surveys and census data.