Why the Spanish Like Vertical Living / / No Comments Spaniards like living in apartments. In fact Spain has one of the highest percentages of apartment dwellers in the world. Only in South Korea do more people live in collective dwellings. There are historical reasons why so many Spaniards live in apartment buildings. You can learn more about the historical causes of Spain’s vertical living in El Diario’s story map Spain lives in flats: why we Maps Mania… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: like, Living, Spanish, Vertical