Italy vs Spain: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita
Italy
3.3%
in 2025
Spain
3.4%
in 2025
Italy rank
146th
Spain rank
145th
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 146th and Spain ranks 145th of 186 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 8.9% | 2.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 5.3% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 4.1% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 0.0% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 3.4% against 3.3% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita between Italy and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 146th and Spain ranks 145th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.