Italy vs Spain: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure
Italy
8.6%
in 2025
Spain
8.0%
in 2025
Italy rank
16th
Spain rank
20th
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 8.6% against 8.0% in Spain, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 16th and Spain ranks 20th of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.0% | 2.9% | Italy |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 13.6% | 2.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.2% | 1.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 8.6% against 8.0% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure between Italy and Spain?
- 0.6%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure?
- Italy ranks 16th and Spain ranks 20th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure status (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.