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Algeciras City Intelligence

Algeciras is a port city on the Bay of Gibraltar in Cádiz province in southern Spain, with container-port, ferry, logistics, and cross-strait activity inside a Mediterranean climate context. Algeciras is a southern europe city of about ~120K in Spain. On the composite city-intelligence score, Algeciras sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (61/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~120K
View of Algeciras, Spain

Image credit: Image: Paolichy / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Overall score

Use the Algeciras profile to compare cost framing, port-economy context, and Strait-of-Gibraltar peers alongside Malaga and Cadiz.

Overall61/100
Affordability73/100
Air quality66/100
Energy67/100

Overall city intelligence

Mixed

61/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Algeciras data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Algeciras city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score61/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living73/100Algeciras's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality66/100Algeciras's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy67/100Algeciras's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety60/100Algeciras's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed64/100Algeciras's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk58/100Algeciras's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience58/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety79/100
Low crime80/100
Personal safety80/100
Night safety76/100
Road safety77/100

Algeciras is estimated to be a generally safe city (79/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life84/100
Healthcare85/100
Education83/100
Green space92/100
Cleanliness84/100
Infrastructure86/100
Mobility67/100

Algeciras has a very high quality-of-life estimate (84/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness83/100
Education83/100
Green space92/100
Overall safety79/100

Algeciras scores very high for family living (83/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability76/100
Walkability80/100
Cycling62/100
Infrastructure86/100

Algeciras is high for remote workers (76/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability84/100
Healthcare85/100
Cleanliness84/100
Outdoor lifestyle64/100

Algeciras is very high for retirement (84/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Algeciras

Local public safety guidance for Algeciras, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Verified
Spain emergency contacts
ServiceNumberNotes
European emergency11224/7112 reaches police, fire, and ambulance dispatch across the European Union from any phone, free of charge.

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Algeciras, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Spain emergency profile.

Public safety sources

Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Algeciras

Healthcare context for Algeciras, with national-level information from Spain where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Algeciras, see the Spain healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Algeciras

Local mobility context for Algeciras, with national-level context from Spain where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Algeciras, see the Spain transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Algeciras. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Algeciras

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Algeciras will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Algeciras air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Algeciras modules

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Cost of Living in Algeciras

Algeciras's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Algeciras

Algeciras's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Algeciras

Algeciras's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Algeciras

Algeciras's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Algeciras

Algeciras's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Algeciras

Algeciras's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Algeciras

Cost of living estimates for Algeciras — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Algeciras

Climate profile for Algeciras — Mediterranean climate, annual average 18.8°C, comfort score 96/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Algeciras

Economy and jobs profile for Algeciras — tourism economy, economy score 63/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, manufacturing. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Algeciras

Education profile for Algeciras — regional education center, education score 62/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Visual guide to Algeciras

Source-attributed visual context for Algeciras using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Algeciras

Weekend trip planning checklist for Algeciras — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Algeciras

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Algeciras

Estimate a monthly budget for Algeciras using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Algeciras

Plan a trip budget for Algeciras using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Algeciras

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Algeciras. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Ceuta, Spain

Same region · about 30 km from Algeciras. Explore Ceuta's city intelligence profile.

Marbella, Spain

Same region · about 67 km from Algeciras. Explore Marbella's city intelligence profile.

Cádiz, Spain

Same region · about 88 km from Algeciras. Explore Cádiz's city intelligence profile.

Malaga, Spain

Same region · about 114 km from Algeciras. Explore Malaga's city intelligence profile.

Seville, Spain

Same region · about 148 km from Algeciras. Explore Seville's city intelligence profile.

Huelva, Spain

Same region · about 183 km from Algeciras. Explore Huelva's city intelligence profile.

Granada, Spain

Same region · about 202 km from Algeciras. Explore Granada's city intelligence profile.

Córdoba, Spain

Same region · about 205 km from Algeciras. Explore Córdoba's city intelligence profile.

Faro, Portugal

Cross-border · about 243 km from Algeciras. Explore Faro's city intelligence profile.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Algeciras — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Use the Algeciras profile to compare cost framing, port-economy context, and Strait-of-Gibraltar peers alongside Malaga and Cadiz. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (73/100) and energy (67/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (58/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Spain country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Algeciras appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.