Ranked lists of Spanish autonomous communities

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This article includes several ranked indicators for Spain's 17 autonomous communities, as well as for the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.

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Population and geography

Autonomous
community/city
Population
(2024) [1]
Area (km2)Density
(people/km2)
Coastline
length (km)
Flag of Andalucia.svg Andalusia 8,631,86287,59998.6945
Flag of Aragon.svg Aragon 1,351,59147,72028.20
Flag of Asturias.svg Asturias 1,009,59910,60495.2401
Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg Balearic Islands 1,231,7684,992248.21,428
Flag of the Basque Country.svg Basque Country 2,227,6847,234308.7246
Flag of the Canary Islands.svg Canary Islands 2,238,7547,447301.81,583
Flag of Cantabria.svg Cantabria 590,8515,321111.1284
Flag of Castile and Leon.svg Castile and León 2,391,68294,22425.30
Bandera Castilla-La Mancha.svg Castile-La Mancha 2,104,43379,46126.50
Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia 8,012,23132,113251.2699
Flag Ceuta.svg Ceuta 83,179204,167.026
Flag of Extremadura with COA.svg Extremadura 1,054,68141,63425.20
Flag of Galicia.svg Galicia 2,705,83329,57591.51,498
Flag of La Rioja (with coat of arms).svg La Rioja 324,1845,04564.40
Flag of the Community of Madrid.svg Community of Madrid 7,009,2688,028878.90
Flag of Melilla.svg Melilla 85,985127,194.312
Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg Region of Murcia 1,568,49211,314139.3274
Bandera de Navarra.svg Navarre 678,33310,39165.40
Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg Valencian Community 5,319,28523,255230.5518
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 48,619,695505,97096.47,914
Annual median per-capita income by Spanish province, 2021
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Annual median per-capita income by Spanish province, 2021
  •   €20.000-€21.000
  •   €19.000-€20.000
  •   €18.000-€19.000
  •   €17.000-€18.000
  •   €16.000-€17.000
  •   €15.000-€16.000
  •   €14.000-€15.000
  •   €13.000-€14.000
  •   €12.000-€13.000
  •   €11.000-€12.000

Average income

The following table shows the difference in average income for each of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain. The data was provided by the INE.

RankAutonomous communityAverage
income () 2023 [2]
1Flag of the Community of Madrid.svg Community of Madrid 42,198
2Flag of the Basque Country.svg Basque Country 40,600
3Bandera de Navarra.svg Navarre 37,088
4Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia 35,325
5Flag of Aragon.svg Aragon 34,658
6Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg Balearic Islands 34,381
7Flag of La Rioja (with coat of arms).svg La Rioja 32,828
8Flag of Castile and Leon.svg Castile and León 29,698
9Flag of Galicia.svg Galicia 28,644
10Flag of Cantabria.svg Cantabria 28,461
11Flag of Asturias.svg Asturias 28,130
12Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg Valencian Community 26,453
13Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg Region of Murcia 25,887
14Bandera Castilla-La Mancha.svg Castilla-La Mancha 25,758
15Flag of the Canary Islands.svg Canary Islands 24,345
16Flag of Extremadura with COA.svg Extremadura 23,604
17Flag of Andalucia.svg Andalusia 23,218
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 32,630

GDP

The list below shows all of the autonomous communities and two autonomous cities of Spain. The list shown is from 2023 (provisional data) and is in euros. The nominal GDP in Spain in 2023 was 1.5 trillion euros. [3]

2023
Autonomous communityGDP in billions € [3] Percentage of GDP
Flag of Andalucia.svg Andalusia 199.913.3%
Flag of Aragon.svg Aragon 46.73.1%
Flag of Asturias.svg Asturias 28.31.9%
Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg Balearic Islands 42.12.8%
Flag of the Basque Country.svg Basque Country 87.95.9%
Flag of the Canary Islands.svg Canary Islands 54.23.6%
Flag of Cantabria.svg Cantabria 16.81.1%
Flag of Castile and Leon.svg Castile and León 70.94.7%
Bandera Castilla-La Mancha.svg Castilla–La Mancha 53.93.6%
Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia 281.818.8%
Flag of Extremadura with COA.svg Extremadura 24.91.7%
Flag of Galicia.svg Galicia 77.45.2%
Flag of the Community of Madrid.svg Madrid 293.019.6%
Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg Murcia 40.42.7%
Bandera de Navarra.svg Navarre 25.01.7%
Flag of La Rioja (with coat of arms).svg La Rioja 10.60.7%
Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg Valencian Community 139.49.3%
Flag Ceuta.svg Ceuta 1.90.1%
Flag of Melilla.svg Melilla 1.80.1%

GDP per capita

Autonomous communityGDP per capita in € [4] Year
Flag of Europe.svg European Union 37,610[ citation needed ]2023
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 30,9682023
Flag of Andalucia.svg Andalusia 23,2182023
Flag of Aragon.svg Aragon 34,6582023
Flag of Asturias.svg Asturias 28,1302023
Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg Balearic Islands 34,3812023
Flag of the Basque Country.svg Basque Country 39,5472023
Flag of the Canary Islands.svg Canary Islands 24,3452023
Flag of Cantabria.svg Cantabria 28,4612023
Flag of Castile and Leon.svg Castile and León 29,6982023
Bandera Castilla-La Mancha.svg Castilla–La Mancha 25,7582023
Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia 35,3252023
Flag of Extremadura with COA.svg Extremadura 23,6042023
Flag of Galicia.svg Galicia 28,6442023
Flag of the Community of Madrid.svg Madrid 42,1982023
Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg Murcia 25,8872023
Bandera de Navarra.svg Navarre 37,0882023
Flag of La Rioja (with coat of arms).svg La Rioja 32,8282023
Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg Valencian Community 26,4532023
Flag Ceuta.svg Ceuta 22,7512023
Flag of Melilla.svg Melilla 20,4792023

Human Development Index

Map of the Spanish autonomous communities by Human Development Index in 2017.
Legend:
> 0.910
0.890 - 0.910
0.870 - 0.890
0.860 - 0.870
< 0.860 Spanish autonomous communities by HDI (2017).svg
Map of the Spanish autonomous communities by Human Development Index in 2017.
Legend:
  > 0.910
  0.890 – 0.910
  0.870 – 0.890
  0.860 – 0.870
  < 0.860

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 2024 with data for the year 2022. [5]

Autonomous communityHDI (2022)
Very high human development
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (average)0.911
Flag of Andalucia.svg Andalusia 0.881
Flag of Aragon.svg Aragon 0.915
Flag of Asturias.svg Asturias 0.906
Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg Balearic Islands 0.879
Flag of the Basque Country.svg Basque Country 0.939
Flag of the Canary Islands.svg Canary Islands 0.876
Flag of Cantabria.svg Cantabria 0.910
Flag of Castile and Leon.svg Castile and León 0.912
Bandera Castilla-La Mancha.svg Castilla–La Mancha 0.876
Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia 0.922
Flag of Extremadura with COA.svg Extremadura 0.876
Flag of Galicia.svg Galicia 0.910
Flag of the Community of Madrid.svg Madrid 0.942
Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg Region of Murcia 0.885
Bandera de Navarra.svg Navarre 0.928
Flag of La Rioja (with coat of arms).svg La Rioja 0.916
Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg Valencian Community 0.897
Flag Ceuta.svg Ceuta 0.860
Flag of Melilla.svg Melilla 0.867

See also

References

  1. "Annual population census 2021-2024". National Statistics Institute (Spain) . 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  2. "Encuesta de Estructura Salarial (EES). Año 2023. Datos Definitivos".
  3. 1 2 "Spanish Regional Accounts 2000-2023 Series". ine.es.
  4. "Spanish Regional Accounts. 2000-2023 Series". ine.es. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  5. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2025-07-12.