Italy vs Spain: Perceived health status

Italy
7 Percentage of population in the same age
in 2025
Spain
7.5 Percentage of population in the same age
in 2025
Italy rank
17th
Spain rank
15th

Perceived health status over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
051015200020122025

How they compare

Spain currently reports 7.5 Percentage of population in the same age against 7 Percentage of population in the same age in Italy, a difference of 0.5 Percentage of population in the same age.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Spain ahead.

Italy ranks 17th and Spain ranks 15th of 28 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 10.7 Percentage of population in the same age 11.07 Percentage of population in the same age 0.3667 Percentage of population in the same age Spain
2010s 9.94 Percentage of population in the same age 7.6 Percentage of population in the same age 2.34 Percentage of population in the same age Italy
2020s 6.76 Percentage of population in the same age 7.38 Percentage of population in the same age 0.62 Percentage of population in the same age Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher perceived health status, Italy or Spain?
Spain, at 7.5 Percentage of population in the same age against 7 Percentage of population in the same age in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in perceived health status between Italy and Spain?
0.5 Percentage of population in the same age, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for perceived health status?
Italy ranks 17th and Spain ranks 15th of 28 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Perceived health status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Perceived health status
Unit
Percentage of population in the same age
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 746 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents data on perceived health status (percentage of the population, aged 15 years old and over who report their health to be ‘good/very good' (or excellent) (all positive response categories), ‘fair’ (not good, not bad), ‘bad/very bad’ (all negative response categories). It also includes data on perceived health status by age and gender (percentage of the population who report their health to be 'good/very good' (or excellent), for various age groups). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.