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Southern EuropeSpain
Capital Madrid · Median age 45
4 mobility routesPath to citizenshipZero-presence routeTemperateDry
The practical read for Americans weighing life in Spain: what the catalog knows about daily-life signals, costs, residency routes, and source freshness — with honest gaps where we have not sourced it yet.
Practical snapshot
Cost of living56
Healthcare96
Safety75
Climate resilience36
4 mobility routes
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Spain in eight lenses
Every lens is a live, normalized signal (0–100, higher is better). Absent indicators show as Unknown — never guessed.
Cost & taxes
57 · MixedCost of living56
Tax burden58
Healthcare
96 · StrongHealthcare96
Safety & crime
72 · StrongSafety75
Low crime68
Climate
36 · MixedClimate resilience36
Language & integration
85 · StrongEnglish proficiency83
Migrant acceptance87
Freedom & rights
82 · StrongRule of law79
Political stability55
Low corruption67
Personal freedom91
Freedom of speech90
Property rights87
LGBTQ+ acceptance83
Reproductive rights100
Economy & work
69 · StrongEconomic freedom88
Competitiveness63
Innovation67
Startup ecosystem8
Job market78
Prosperity90
Ease of doing business90
Quality of life
85 · StrongLiveability93
Happiness84
Life satisfaction84
Work–life balance87
Internet speed70
Education89
Low traffic91
Fit summary
Where this country is strong, and where to look closer
Strengths
- Reproductive rights100
- Healthcare96
- Liveability93
- Personal freedom91
Look closer
- Startup ecosystem8
- Climate resilience36
Country facts
The structured record
Facts imported for this country. Blank fields render as Unknown.
- Average Bedtime
- 1899-12-30
- Average Time In Bed
- 442 minutes
- Average Time In Bed Hours
- 7 hours 22 minutes
- Average Wakeup Time
- 1899-12-30
- Avg Precipitation
- 636 mm
- Avg Temperature
- 13.07°C (55.53°F)
- Beer Consumption
- 31.83 liters_per_capita_year
- Best Time To Travel
- April-October
- Books Read Per Year
- 5.69
- Borders
- Andorra, France, Gibraltar, Portugal, Morocco
- Citizenship By Birth
- No
- Citizenship By Descent
- Yes
- Citizenship By Marriage
- 1 years
- Climate
- Most climactically diverse country in Europe. Ranging from hot summers and cold winters in the interior
- Climate Category
- Sunny Serenity
- Coffee Consumption
- 2.44 liters_per_capita_year
- Consulate Locations In The Us
- Boston,Chicago,Houston,Los Angeles,Miami,New York,San Francisco,San Juan
- Country Code
- +34
- Country Intro Blurb
- Known for its K-pop and kimchi where music and food are both addictive
- Country Motto
- Plus Ultra ("Further beyond")
- Crypto Currency Status
- Legal to use/Undefined
- Currency
- Euro (€)
- Date Format
- YMD
- Distance From New York City
- 5800 km
- Driving Side
- Right-hand traffic
- Dual Citizenship
- Conditional
- Economy
- Services, industry, tourism
- Famous Dance
- Gangnam Style
- Famous Festival
- Boryeong Mud Festival
- Famous Music
- K-pop
- Fertility Rate
- 1.213
- Funny Fact
- Believes in fan death as cause of mysterious deaths
- Gambling Legislation
- Regulated
- Haiku
- Kimchi, spicy treat / K-pop idols dance and sing / Temples meet skyscrapers
- Handgun Legislation
- Prohibited
- Humidity
- 57
- Hype Video
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqbM1DNUqmc
- Independence Day
- N/A (Spain was never colonized)
- Interesting Fact
- Known for its K-pop and kimchi where music and food are both addictive
- Interesting Tradition
- Celebrates Boryeong Mud Festival where people play in mud for skin benefits
- Language
- Spanish
- Life Expectancy
- 83,7
- Mandatory Military Service
- Yes
- Mcdonalds In Country
- 399
- Medical Cannabis Legislation
- Restricted
- Mensa Members
- 2400
- Migration Rate
- 2.486 per_1000_population
- National Animal
- Siberian tiger
- National Anthem
- La Marcha Real
- National Anthem Audio
- https://nationalanthems.info/es.mp3
- National Dish
- Kimchi
- National Pastime Or Sport
- Taekwondo
- Nobel Prizes
- 1
- Number Of Americans Living In Country
- 57112
- Number Of Migrants
- 119.099 thousands
- Obesity Rate
- 0.237
- Passport Validity
- 10 years
- Percentage Of Vegetarian
- 0.03
- Population
- 48736000
- Quintessential Souvenir
- Hanbok (traditional clothing)
- Quirky Tradition
- Celebrates "Chuseok" a harvest festival with family gatherings and food
- Rainless Days Per Year
- 298
- Representative Novel
- Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin (Man Asian Literary Prize, set in South Korea)
- Reproduction Rate
- 0.584
- Residency For Naturalization
- 5
- Same Sex Marriage Legislation
- No Recognition
- Spicy Food Consumption
- 48
- Strangest Law Still On The Books
- Illegal to praise North Korea
- Tallest Building
- Lotte World Tower (555.7 mt)
- Tea Consumption
- 0.06 liters_per_capita_year
- Time Zone
- GMT+1
- Tobacco Use Female
- 0.18
- Tobacco Use Male
- 0.25
- Total World Heritage Sites
- 49
- Us Emigrants 1990
- 12187
- Us Emigrants 1995
- 14474
- Us Emigrants 2000
- 22987
- Us Emigrants 2005
- 30491
- Us Emigrants 2010
- 35239
- Us Emigrants 2015
- 42291
- Us Emigrants 2020
- 57112
- Visitors Per Year
- 83.5 millions
- Voting Status
- Universal
- Weirdest Local Superstition
- Writing names in red ink brings bad luck
- Wine Consumption
- 1.36 liters_per_capita_year
Daily life & the American lens
What Tuesday actually feels like
Lived-experience narrative, English-comfort layers, and community voices.
Not yet sourced
Daily-life rhythm, the American-lens friction points, and community voices for Spain come from verified field research and practitioner communities. That editorial layer is not committed to the Product Engine catalog yet, so we are not inventing it here.
Sources & freshness
Where this page comes from
Real provenance for the live figures above: named sources, verification status, and recent regulatory changes.
Verified data points
0Stale
0Unverified
119| Source | Confidence | Status | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATO Institute | — | unverified | — |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | — | unverified | — |
| CitizensOS Destination Facts — Country DB (Primary workbook) | — | unverified | — |
| EF Set | — | unverified | — |
| Equaldex | — | unverified | — |
| Freedom House | — | unverified | — |
| Gallup | — | unverified | — |
| Germanwatch | — | unverified | — |
| Global Life-Work Balance Index | — | unverified | — |
| Heritage Foundation | — | unverified | — |
| IMD | — | unverified | — |
| Legatum | — | unverified | — |
| Numbeo | — | unverified | — |
| Ookla | — | unverified | — |
| Our World in Data | — | unverified | — |
| StartUp Blink | — | unverified | — |
| The Economist | — | unverified | — |
| The Lancet | — | unverified | — |
| Transparency International | — | unverified | — |
| US News | — | unverified | — |
| World Bank | — | unverified | — |
| World Happiness Report | — | unverified | — |
| World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | — | unverified | — |
| World Justice Report | — | unverified | — |
| World Population Review | — | unverified | — |
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