{"id":101467,"date":"2026-03-18T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/sin-categoria\/espana-en-el-puesto-16-como-mejor-pais-para-vivir-del-mundo\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:00:02","slug":"spain-ranks-16th-as-the-best-country-to-live-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/lifestyle\/spain-ranks-16th-as-the-best-country-to-live-in-the-world\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Spain, among the best countries in the world to live in"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spain is back on the global quality of life map. According to the Quality of Life Index<\/b> produced by Numbeo<\/b>,<\/a> the country is among the top 20 countries<\/b> in the world to live in, currently holding 16th place<\/b> in the international ranking.<\/p>\n

This index analyzes different variables that directly influence the population’s well-being: purchasing power, safety, healthcare, cost of living, pollution, commute times, and access to housing. The result places Spain ahead of countries such as Canada, France, or the United Kingdom<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the country has improved its position compared to the last decade, when it sat in 24th place<\/b>, reflecting a positive evolution in several indicators related to quality of life. But beyond the numbers, is Spain the best country to live in? At Fotocasa<\/b>, we analyze the factors that explain why our country is consolidating its position as one of the most attractive destinations in the world to live in.<\/p>\n

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Why Spain Stands Out as One of the Best Countries to Live In<\/h2>\n

When the factors that determine daily well-being are analyzed, Spain stands out<\/b> for offering a balance that is difficult to find in other countries. The Numbeo index<\/b> gives the country especially positive scores in aspects such as climate, healthcare, or safety<\/b>, which helps reinforce its position as one of the places with the highest quality of life<\/b> on the planet.<\/p>\n

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Among the elements explaining why more and more people consider Spain the best country to live in, the following stand out:<\/p>\n

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    Privileged climate<\/b>, with many areas exceeding 300 days of sunshine<\/b> per year.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Highly valued public healthcare<\/b> system.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    High safety<\/b> compared to other developed countries.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Wide cultural and gastronomic offer<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    More moderate cost of living<\/b> than in other European economies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Truly, the climate plays a key role<\/b> in daily well-being: the mild temperatures and many hours of sunshine contribute to Spain standing out in quality of life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Spain enters the world’s top 20 for quality of life and reinforces its position as a potentially best country to live in, thanks to its lifestyle, safety and healthcare system<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":101474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"yes","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13668],"tags":[14821,13686,13687,13688,13550,13547],"class_list":["post-101467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-foreign","tag-houses-in-spain","tag-housing-doubts-in-spain","tag-lifestyle","tag-live-in-spain","tag-real-estate-market"],"modified_by":"Patricia Andr\u00e9s","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/152"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101467\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotocasa.es\/fotocasa-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}