Quality of life increases in Spain for the first time since the pandemic

Specifically, the BMI stood at 101.54 points, compared to 101.40 the previous year, an increase that breaks the downward trend that has been observed since 2020as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

So, In 2019 the highest score was reached since 2008with 102.03 points and, since then, it began to fall: in 2020, it fell to 101.72; in 2021, to 101.70 and, in 2022, to 101.4. Although, in 2023, there has been a rebound to 101.54 points, although the pre-pandemic level has not yet been recovered.

As revealed by INE data, this increase registered in the last year was due to the dimensions ‘Work’, ‘Education’, ‘Environment and environment’ and ‘General life experience’, which improved their score compared to 2022. On the contrary, the categories ‘Material living conditions’, ‘Health’, ‘Leisure and social relations’ and ‘Physical and personal safety’ worsened their scores.

For its part, the ‘Governance and basic rights’ dimension was maintained, as it was not updated because the Quality of Life module, which is on a triennial basis, was not included in the 2023 Living Conditions Survey.

Navarra, number one in quality of life

By autonomous communities, Navarre (105.29 points), Rioja (104.14) and País Vasco (103.89) had the higher rates quality of life in 2023, while Ceuta, Canary Islands, Galicia and Andalusia they had the lower (below 100 points).

If the nine dimensions are analyzed separately in the Autonomous Communities, Comunidad Foral de Navarra stood out in ‘Health’, ‘Leisure and social relations’, ‘Environment and environment’ and ‘General life experience’; and the Basque Country, in ‘Material living conditions’ and ‘Education’.

For its part, the Balearic Islands stood out in ‘Work’; Principality of Asturias, in ‘Physical and personal security’, and Valencian Community, in ‘Governance and basic rights’.