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Spain / Southern Europe

Barcelona City Intelligence

Barcelona is a Mediterranean coastal city known for compact urban form, public-space innovation, and a steady tilt toward cleaner mobility and renewable energy. Barcelona is a southern europe city of about 5.6M metro in Spain. On the composite city-intelligence score, Barcelona sits comfortably above the indexed median (82/100).

Last updated
2026-05-05
Data year
2025
Population
5.6M metro

Overall score

Barcelona is most useful for users comparing public-space quality, cultural depth, and renewable progress against rising heat and tourism pressure.

Overall82/100
Affordability64/100
Air quality78/100
Energy84/100

Overall city intelligence

Strong

82/100

Strong urban form and renewable resource, with rising heat exposure to manage.

Public-space innovation

Advanced

Superblocks and street redesign are reshaping daily mobility patterns.

Renewable resource

Very strong

Solar irradiance supports a favorable transition profile.

Barcelona data table

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Barcelona city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score82/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living64/100Barcelona is more affordable than peer Western capitals, with rising rent pressure tied to tourism and demand for central living.
Air Quality78/100Barcelona's clean-air profile is improving with mobility reform, while traffic-related and regional pollutants remain health-relevant.
Energy84/100Barcelona benefits from a strong solar resource, active rooftop programs, and clear urban-energy direction tied to building efficiency.
Safety76/100Barcelona has solid overall safety, with violent-crime context low and tourist-area opportunistic risks the most visible practical concern.
Internet Speed86/100Barcelona has fast fiber broadband and reliable mobile coverage, supporting a growing technology and creative-industry presence.
Climate Risk68/100Barcelona faces rising heat and water-stress pressure, balanced by active adaptation programs and regional planning depth.
Resilience80/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

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Cost of Living in Barcelona

Barcelona is more affordable than peer Western capitals, with rising rent pressure tied to tourism and demand for central living.

Air Quality in Barcelona

Barcelona's clean-air profile is improving with mobility reform, while traffic-related and regional pollutants remain health-relevant.

Energy in Barcelona

Barcelona benefits from a strong solar resource, active rooftop programs, and clear urban-energy direction tied to building efficiency.

Safety in Barcelona

Barcelona has solid overall safety, with violent-crime context low and tourist-area opportunistic risks the most visible practical concern.

Internet Speed in Barcelona

Barcelona has fast fiber broadband and reliable mobile coverage, supporting a growing technology and creative-industry presence.

Climate Risk in Barcelona

Barcelona faces rising heat and water-stress pressure, balanced by active adaptation programs and regional planning depth.

City rankings

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Interpretation

Barcelona is most useful for users comparing public-space quality, cultural depth, and renewable progress against rising heat and tourism pressure. Its standout dimensions are internet speed (86/100) and energy (84/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (64/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-05. Drawn from 5 institutional references.

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

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Sources

5 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Mock values are typed and ready to be replaced by API-backed city datasets without changing route structure.