6. Physical Geography
Spain surface is 505.600 km2
The Netherlands surface is twelve times
less, 41540 km2
Aragon surface is very similar to the
Netherlands surface (47719)
7. Physical Geography
Spain is a mountanious country,
the average height is 660 m.
The highest mountain is in the Canary
Islands, TEIDE (3718m)
8. Physical Geography
In The Netherlands, 25% of lands are under
the level sea
The highest mountain is the mount
Vaalserberg (322 m)
9. Physical Geography
The main variety of climate in Spain is
Mediterranean
− Very sunny, 2909 hours of sun in Madrid
− In Aragon, very dry climate, and extreme
in winter and summer
− Zaragoza is a very windy city (Cierzo)
10. Physical Geography
The climate of the Netherlands is Atlantic
- The number of sunny hours in Amsterdamn is
1549
− Sometimes
Hard winters
12. Demography
Some Demography rates are very similar,
typical of a developed country
Lifespan (life expentacy) : 81,2 years in
Netherlands, 82,84 in Spain
Fertility rate: 1,72 children per woman in
Netherlands, 1,27 in Spain
13. Demography
The Netherlands have the tallest people in the
world!
Average men height (Netherlands) 181 cm
Average men height (Spain) 175 cm
Average women height (Netherlands) 168 cm
Avergae women height (Spain) 162 cm
14. Demography
Henk Norel (2,12 m height)
is a dutch basketball player.
He is now playing in our local
team, CAI Zaragoza
15. Demography
The Netherlands are traditionally one of the
most multicultural countries in the world.
Spain is also a multicultural country, but the
most part of the foreigners residents in Spain
has arrived since 1990!
Foreigners residing in the Netherlands 3,3
millions
Foreigners reisiding in Spain 6, 5 milions
16. Demography
There is an important difference, the density of
population
Netherlands, 404 unhabitants per km2.
Spain, 92 unhabitans per km2
In Aragon, only 28
17. Demography
One space betweem Aragon and Castille, the
celtiberic country, has the lowest density in
Europe, less than Lapland!
18. Economy
Netherlands are one of the most important
economies in the world. We can see it trough
some statistics
Rating Moody´s Agency Aaa
Average annual salary: 48198 euros
Unemployment: 6,5 %
19. Economy
Spain economy has important problems,
structural and cyclical (“la crisis”)
Rating Moody´s Agency Baa2
Average annual salary: 22727 euros
Unemployment: 24 %
20. Economy
In Spain, one of the most important branches
of our economy is tourism
Tourist in Spain (2013): 96 millions
Tourists in the Netherlands (2013): 13 millions
Foreigner tourism in Aragon: 277.000 people (2012)
21. Standars of life
We can see some differences between dutch
way of life and spanish way of life. Here are
some statistics
Emancipation of young people from family
house: 24 years in the Netherlands, 29 in
Spain
English proficiency of population: 90% in the
Netherlands, 25% in Spain
22. Standars of life
Spain is the first
country in the world
in transplants
Donors per million of
people in the
Netherlands: 13,6
Donors per million of
people in Spain:
35,3
23. Standars of life
But everybody loves football!!
Participation in World Cup final
− Netherlands 3
− Spain 1
24. Standars of life
Did you know that Rijkaard,
one of the most important
dutch football players,
played with Real Zaragoza
the 1987/88 season?
25. Standars of life
Dutch society is very tolerant, but spanish
society has also interesting statistics with a
similar tolerance
Acceptence of homosexuality (% population)
Netherlands 96%
Spain 88 %
But Egypt 5%