This article includes several ranked indicators for Spain's 17 autonomous communities, as well as for the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.
Autonomous community/city | Population (2023) [1] | Area (km2) | Density (people/km2) | Coastline length (km) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Andalusia | 8,574,691 | 87,268 | 96 | 945 |
Aragon | 1,349,306 | 47,719 | 27 | 0 |
Asturias | 1,006,188 | 10,604 | 97 | 401 |
Balearic Islands | 1,207,319 | 4,992 | 226 | 1,428 |
Basque Country | 2,219,001 | 7,234 | 304 | 246 |
Canary Islands | 2,212,018 | 7,447 | 286 | 1,583 |
Cantabria | 588,253 | 5,321 | 109 | 284 |
Castile and León | 2,381,572 | 94,223 | 26 | 0 |
Castile-La Mancha | 2,080,361 | 79,463 | 26 | 0 |
Catalonia | 7,896,306 | 32,114 | 237 | 699 |
Ceuta | 82,844 | 18.5 | 4,602 | 26 |
Extremadura | 1,054,457 | 41,634 | 26 | 0 |
Galicia | 2,699,060 | 29,574 | 91 | 1,498 |
La Rioja | 322,294 | 5,045 | 63 | 0 |
Community of Madrid | 6,848,354 | 8,028 | 819 | 0 |
Melilla | 85,664 | 12.3 | 7,023 | 12 |
Region of Murcia | 1,552,240 | 11,313 | 131 | 274 |
Navarre | 671,855 | 10,391 | 62 | 0 |
Valencian Community | 5,216,018 | 23,255 | 213 | 518 |
Spain | 48,047,631 | 505,992 | 92 | 7,914 |
The following table shows the difference in median income for each of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain. The data was provided by Adecco and the INE. The wealthiest Spaniards are from the Basque Country, with a median income of €27,174. The poorest Spaniards reside in Extremadura, where median income is €18,662. The data was for 2016.
Rank | Autonomous community | Average income [2] (€) |
---|---|---|
1 | Basque Country | 27,174 |
2 | Community of Madrid | 27,062 |
3 | Navarre | 24,290 |
4 | Catalonia | 24,094 |
5 | Asturias | 22,722 |
6 | Cantabria | 22,148 |
7 | Aragon | 21,406 |
8 | Balearic Islands | 21,322 |
9 | La Rioja | 21,126 |
10 | Valencian Community | 20,804 |
11 | Andalusia | 20,650 |
12 | Castilla-La Mancha | 20,636 |
13 | Region of Murcia | 20,566 |
14 | Castile and León | 20,538 |
15 | Galicia | 20,258 |
16 | Canary Islands | 19,628 |
17 | Extremadura | 18,662 |
Spain | 22,904 |
The list below shows all of the autonomous communities and two autonomous cities of Spain. The list shown is from 2018 and is in Euros. [3] Catalonia and Madrid are the largest communities in Spain in terms of GDP. Ceuta and Melilla are the smallest communities in Spain and are autonomous cities. In 2018, according to DatosMacro, the economies every community in the country grew with Madrid and Cantabria with 3,7% and 3,4% respectively, whilst Murcia, the worst performing, grew by just 1.5%.
A review of the economy of the autonomous communities was published in December 2019, slightly changing the position of all regions, the data of the GDP are fully updated, however, those of the PPP are not.
Rank 2018 | Autonomous community | GDP in billions € | Percentage of GDP | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Madrid | 234.6 | 19.5% | 2021 |
2 | Catalonia | 229.4 | 19.0% | 2021 |
3 | Andalusia | 160.7 | 13.3% | 2021 |
4 | Valencian Community | 112.6 | 9.3% | 2021 |
5 | Basque Country | 71.7 | 5.9% | 2021 |
6 | Galicia | 63.2 | 5.2% | 2021 |
7 | Castile and León | 58.1 | 4.8% | 2021 |
8 | Canary Islands | 42.7 | 3.5% | 2021 |
9 | Castilla–La Mancha | 42.3 | 3.5% | 2021 |
10 | Aragon | 38.0 | 3.2% | 2021 |
11 | Murcia | 32.2 | 2.7% | 2021 |
12 | Balearic Islands | 30.3 | 2.5% | 2021 |
13 | Asturias | 23.4 | 1.9% | 2021 |
14 | Navarre | 20.4 | 1.7% | 2021 |
15 | Extremadura | 20.1 | 1.7% | 2021 |
16 | Cantabria | 13.8 | 1.1% | 2021 |
17 | La Rioja | 8.6 | 0.7% | 2021 |
18 | Ceuta | 1.7 | 0.1% | 2021 |
19 | Melilla | 1.6 | 0.1% | 2021 |
2022
Rank 2022 | Autonomous community | GDP in billions € | Percentage of GDP | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Madrid | 261.7 | 2022 | |
2 | Catalonia | 255.2 | 2022 | |
3 | Andalusia | 180.2 | 2022 | |
4 | Valencian Community | 126.4 | 2022 | |
5 | Basque Country | 79.4 | 2022 | |
6 | Galicia | 69.8 | 2022 | |
7 | Castile and León | 64.2 | 2022 | |
8 | Canary Islands | 49.0 | 2022 | |
9 | Castilla–La Mancha | 46.7 | 2022 | |
10 | Aragon | 41.8 | 2022 | |
11 | Murcia | 35.8 | 2022 | |
12 | Balearic Islands | 35.4 | 2022 | |
13 | Asturias | 25.8 | 2022 | |
14 | Navarre | 22.6 | 2022 | |
15 | Extremadura | 22.5 | 2022 | |
16 | Cantabria | 15.4 | 2022 | |
17 | La Rioja | 9.5 | 2022 | |
18 | Ceuta | 1.9 | 2022 | |
19 | Melilla | 1.8 | 2022 |
Looking at GDP per capita:
Rank | Autonomous community | GDP per capita in € | GDP per capita in $ | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Madrid | 35.041 | 41.045 | 2018 |
2 | Basque Country | 33.223 | 39.133 | 2018 |
3 | Navarre | 31.389 | 36.854 | 2018 |
- | European Union | 30.958 | 36.428 | 2018 |
4 | Catalonia | 30.426 | 35.700 | 2018 |
5 | Aragon | 28.151 | 33.118 | 2018 |
6 | Balearic Islands | 27.682 | 32.356 | 2018 |
7 | La Rioja | 27.225 | 32.062 | 2018 |
- | Spain | 25.730 | 30.298 | 2018 |
8 | Castile and León | 24.031 | 28.409 | 2018 |
9 | Cantabria | 23.757 | 28.021 | 2018 |
10 | Galicia | 23.183 | 27.365 | 2018 |
11 | Asturias | 22.789 | 26.964 | 2018 |
12 | Valencian Community | 22.426 | 26.348 | 2018 |
13 | Murcia | 21.269 | 24.973 | 2018 |
14 | Canary Islands | 20.892 | 24.463 | 2018 |
15 | Castilla–La Mancha | 20.363 | 23.989 | 2018 |
16 | Ceuta | 20.120 | 23.790 | 2018 |
17 | Andalusia | 19.107 | 22.512 | 2018 |
18 | Extremadura | 18.769 | 22.202 | 2018 |
19 | Melilla | 18.533 | 21.866 | 2018 |
Looking at GDP per capita:
Rank | Autonomous community | GDP per capita in € | GDP per capita in $ | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Madrid | 35.041 | 41.045 | 2018 |
2 | Basque Country | 33.223 | 39.133 | 2018 |
3 | Navarre | 31.389 | 36.854 | 2018 |
- | European Union | 30.958 | 36.428 | 2018 |
4 | Catalonia | 30.426 | 35.700 | 2018 |
5 | Aragon | 28.151 | 33.118 | 2018 |
6 | Balearic Islands | 27.682 | 32.356 | 2018 |
7 | La Rioja | 27.225 | 32.062 | 2018 |
- | Spain | 25.730 | 30.298 | 2018 |
8 | Castile and León | 24.031 | 28.409 | 2018 |
9 | Cantabria | 23.757 | 28.021 | 2018 |
10 | Galicia | 23.183 | 27.365 | 2018 |
11 | Asturias | 22.789 | 26.964 | 2018 |
12 | Valencian Community | 22.426 | 26.348 | 2018 |
13 | Murcia | 21.269 | 24.973 | 2018 |
14 | Canary Islands | 20.892 | 24.463 | 2018 |
15 | Castilla–La Mancha | 20.363 | 23.989 | 2018 |
16 | Ceuta | 20.120 | 23.790 | 2018 |
17 | Andalusia | 19.107 | 22.512 | 2018 |
18 | Extremadura | 18.769 | 22.202 | 2018 |
19 | Melilla | 18.533 | 21.866 | 2018 |
This is a list of Spain's 17 autonomous communities and the 2 autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla by their Human Development Index as of 2023 with data for the year 2021. [4]
Rank | Autonomous community | HDI (2021) | |
---|---|---|---|
Very high human development | |||
1 | Madrid | 0.940 | |
2 | Basque Country | 0.932 | |
3 | Navarre | 0.926 | |
4 | Catalonia | 0.916 | |
5 | Aragon | 0.912 | |
6 | La Rioja | 0.910 | |
7 | Castile and León | 0.906 | |
8 | Cantabria | 0.905 | |
– | Spain (average) | 0.905 | |
9 | Asturias | 0.900 | |
Galicia | |||
11 | Valencian Community | 0.895 | |
12 | Region of Murcia | 0.882 | |
13 | Balearic Islands | 0.876 | |
14 | Andalusia | 0.874 | |
15 | Canary Islands | 0.871 | |
16 | Castilla–La Mancha | 0.870 | |
17 | Extremadura | 0.867 | |
18 | Ceuta | 0.857 | |
19 | Melilla | 0.853 |
Melilla is an autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of 12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi). It was part of the Province of Málaga until 14 March 1995, when the Statute of Autonomy of Melilla was passed.
Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area in a specified year.
A developed country, or high-income country, is a sovereign state that has a high quality of life, developed economy, and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations. Most commonly, the criteria for evaluating the degree of economic development are the gross domestic product (GDP), gross national product (GNP), the per capita income, level of industrialization, amount of widespread infrastructure and general standard of living. Which criteria are to be used and which countries can be classified as being developed are subjects of debate. Different definitions of developed countries are provided by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank; moreover, HDI ranking is used to reflect the composite index of life expectancy, education, and income per capita. Another commonly used measure of a developed country is the threshold of GDP (PPP) per capita of at least US$22,000. In 2023, 40 countries fit all four criteria, while an additional 15 countries fit three out of four.
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which is used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. A country scores a higher level of HDI when the lifespan is higher, the education level is higher, and the gross national income GNI (PPP) per capita is higher. It was developed by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul-Haq and was further used to measure a country's development by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s Human Development Report Office.
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