Greece vs Spain: Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) … household
Greece
17.7
in 2025
Spain
19.7
in 2025
Greece rank
42nd
Spain rank
41st
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) … household over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 19.7 against 17.7 in Greece, a difference of 2.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 41st of 45 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.76 | 20.66 | 8.1 | Greece |
| 2020s | 25.57 | 22.93 | 2.63 | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction, Greece or Spain?
- Spain, at 19.7 against 17.7 in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction between Greece and Spain?
- 2, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction?
- Greece ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 41st of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.