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Spain’s 2024 Quality‑of‑Life Index Edges Higher as Regional Gaps Persist

INE’s experimental IMCV uses nine equally weighted dimensions to track mixed progress across objective versus subjective wellbeing.

Overview

  • The INE reported a national IMCV of 101.47 for 2024, up 0.27 points from 2023, marking a second consecutive annual rise after pandemic-era declines.
  • Navarra (105.19), La Rioja (103.91) and País Vasco (103.74) posted the highest scores, while Canarias (99.38), Andalucía (99.54) and Galicia (99.67) ranked lowest.
  • The Region of Murcia scored 100.364, fourth from the bottom overall, yet outperformed the national average in governance and in overall life experience.
  • País Vasco led in Education (119) and in conditions of material life (104.8) but recorded a low mark in governance and basic rights relative to the national mean.
  • INE notes the indicator’s experimental status across nine dimensions, with governance not updated in 2024; gains came in material conditions, work, health, education, security and environment, while leisure and overall life experience weakened.