4. Mass Tourism
Case study Tenerife (8/8)
Comparison of Germany, Spain and Tenerife
On this page you can compare the southern country of Spain, the island of Tenerife and Germany using the table. How do the figures for Tenerife compare to those of the territorial states? Which statistics are influenced by tourism?
Task: Describe differences and similarities.
| Indicators | Spain | Tenerife* | Germany |
| Total area in km² | 504,782 | 2,052 | 357,021 |
| Population | 40,491,051 | 852,945 | 82,369,548 |
| Population per km² | 80 | 415 | 230 |
| Life expectancy men/women | 76.6/ 83.45 | see Spain | 76.11/ 82.26 |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| Water consumption per person/day | 2,345 l | no data | 1,564 l |
| GDP in Euro per person | 21,700 | 18,390 | 28,211 |
* Province of Santa Cruz: the islands of Tenerife, Gomera, El Hierro and La Palma (Sources: CIA World Fact Book, AQUASTAT).
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