European Commission · DG REGIO · 2024 edition

Regional Social Progress Index

How people live in each European region beyond GDP: basic needs, wellbeing and opportunity. 236 regions, EU‑27 average = 100.

Spain: average 103.3 · 19 regions · best, País Vasco (113.5)

Midtjylland

131.1No. 2 of 236

Helsinki-Uusimaa

132.1No. 1 of 236

Stockholm

130.9No. 3 of 236

Each dot is one of the 236 regions; in orange, those of Spain. Hover or tap to see its name.

The European Commission's EU Regional Social Progress Index (EU-SPI 2.0) measures each region's social progress without economic indicators such as GDP: basic needs, foundations of wellbeing and opportunity, across 12 components and 53 indicators. The EU-27 average is 100.

Source: European Commission (DG REGIO), EU-SPI 2.0, 2024 edition. Compiled by IPEF; reused under the Commission's policy (CC BY 4.0). · Commission publication

Score by country · 2024

Regional ranking · 2024

#	Region	Score (EU-27 = 100)	Basic needs	Foundations of wellbeing	Opportunity
1	Helsinki-Uusimaa Finland · More developed	132.1	117.2	129.5	153.4
2	Midtjylland Denmark · More developed	131.1	118.2	124.2	154.9
3	Stockholm Sweden · More developed	130.9	118.9	125.6	151.3
4	Hovedstaden Denmark · More developed	130.7	114.9	124.5	157.4
5	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Finland · Transition	130.1	121.2	128.9	141.7
6	Östra Mellansverige Sweden · More developed	130.0	117.5	126.2	149.4
7	Övre Norrland Sweden · More developed	129.7	120.4	123.5	147.7
8	Mellersta Norrland Sweden · More developed	129.3	121.9	124.8	142.8
9	Nordjylland Denmark · More developed	128.6	117.9	122.3	148.7
10	Länsi-Suomi Finland · Transition	128.4	115.5	127.4	144.9
11	Västsverige Sweden · More developed	128.0	116.3	123.1	147.8
12	Etelä-Suomi Finland · Transition	126.8	112.8	127.6	142.7
13	Sydsverige Sweden · More developed	126.6	116.5	121.9	144.0
14	Norra Mellansverige Sweden · Transition	126.6	120.8	122.8	137.2
15	Småland med öarna Sweden · More developed	126.4	115.5	123.3	142.8
16	Syddanmark Denmark · More developed	126.0	114.7	121.4	144.8
17	Utrecht Netherlands · More developed	124.0	110.5	119.3	146.1
18	Gelderland Netherlands · More developed	123.9	114.3	117.9	142.0
19	Sjælland Denmark · Transition	123.6	113.1	120.8	139.3
20	Groningen Netherlands · More developed	123.4	117.9	117.8	135.8
21	Noord-Holland Netherlands · More developed	122.4	110.5	117.5	142.4
22	Overijssel Netherlands · More developed	122.1	115.2	118.0	134.8
23	Noord-Brabant Netherlands · More developed	122.0	115.5	117.8	134.2
24	Zuid-Holland Netherlands · More developed	121.1	110.8	116.2	139.3
25	Drenthe Netherlands · Transition	121.1	116.7	119.0	128.1
26	Limburg (NL) Netherlands · More developed	120.6	114.9	116.7	131.4
27	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Belgium · More developed	120.1	113.1	116.4	132.2
28	Friesland (NL) Netherlands · Transition	119.8	117.4	116.6	125.8
29	Flevoland Netherlands · Transition	119.3	113.9	117.0	127.9
30	Eastern and Midland Ireland · More developed	119.0	108.4	124.7	125.0
31	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Belgium · More developed	118.8	112.6	116.1	128.9
32	Zeeland Netherlands · More developed	118.8	111.1	120.0	126.1
33	Northern and Western Ireland · Transition	117.7	106.7	124.0	123.6
34	Prov. Antwerpen Belgium · More developed	117.2	112.5	114.3	125.4
35	Southern Ireland · More developed	116.6	102.8	123.3	125.5
36	Prov. West-Vlaanderen Belgium · More developed	116.1	112.5	116.0	119.7
37	Prov. Limburg (BE) Belgium · Transition	115.6	111.0	114.5	121.7
38	Wien Austria · More developed	115.2	113.2	105.6	128.0
39	Praha Czechia · More developed	114.8	110.1	109.5	126.2
40	Salzburg Austria · More developed	114.6	110.8	115.0	118.1
41	Tirol Austria · More developed	114.2	111.6	112.5	118.7
42	Steiermark Austria · More developed	114.1	112.0	111.4	119.2
43	Oberbayern Germany · More developed	114.0	116.4	107.1	118.4
44	País Vasco Spain · More developed	113.5	109.7	110.2	121.2
45	Berlin Germany · More developed	113.4	113.1	105.6	122.4
46	Pays de la Loire France · Transition	113.3	110.3	112.4	117.3
47	Eesti Estonia · Transition	113.2	107.5	120.5	111.4
48	Luxembourg Luxembourg · More developed	112.9	110.8	113.5	114.0
49	Vorarlberg Austria · More developed	112.8	112.5	113.1	112.2
50	Köln Germany · More developed	112.8	116.1	105.4	116.6
51	Kärnten Austria · More developed	112.4	110.9	112.4	113.5
52	Zahodna Slovenija Slovenia · More developed	112.3	103.8	108.1	127.2
53	Bretagne France · Transition	112.2	106.7	113.8	116.4
54	Braunschweig Germany · More developed	112.0	114.8	105.0	116.0
55	Oberösterreich Austria · More developed	111.8	109.9	112.5	112.8
56	Hamburg Germany · More developed	111.8	109.8	106.2	119.9
57	Niederösterreich Austria · More developed	111.5	110.6	111.9	111.6
58	Gießen Germany · More developed	111.3	112.9	104.5	116.4
59	Leipzig Germany · More developed	111.0	113.6	106.6	112.1
60	Darmstadt Germany · More developed	111.0	114.8	103.0	114.8
61	Hannover Germany · More developed	110.9	116.9	103.3	112.0
62	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Germany · More developed	110.5	115.5	105.3	110.1
63	Dresden Germany · Transition	110.4	114.0	106.6	109.7
64	Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Portugal · More developed	110.4	104.3	106.2	121.9
65	Oberpfalz Germany · More developed	110.3	115.5	107.0	107.4
66	La Rioja Spain · Transition	110.3	110.6	105.0	115.5
67	Detmold Germany · More developed	110.3	115.6	107.5	106.7
68	Schleswig-Holstein Germany · More developed	110.2	116.2	106.5	106.8
69	Burgenland Austria · Transition	110.2	112.7	109.3	107.7
70	Galicia Spain · Transition	109.9	106.2	105.1	119.2
71	Münster Germany · More developed	109.7	114.8	105.1	108.1
72	Karlsruhe Germany · More developed	109.6	110.2	103.1	115.8
73	Comunidad Foral de Navarra Spain · More developed	109.5	103.7	105.1	121.2
74	Schwaben Germany · More developed	109.5	116.3	107.4	103.3
75	Mittelfranken Germany · More developed	109.4	115.3	102.3	110.0
76	Düsseldorf Germany · More developed	109.3	116.1	102.5	108.6
77	Trier Germany · Transition	109.3	114.4	107.2	105.2
78	Arnsberg Germany · More developed	109.2	115.6	103.4	107.6
79	Tübingen Germany · More developed	109.1	110.0	104.2	113.0
80	Oberfranken Germany · More developed	108.9	115.7	104.6	105.2
81	Saarland Germany · More developed	108.8	110.8	102.4	113.1
82	Unterfranken Germany · More developed	108.7	115.0	103.1	107.2
83	Kassel Germany · More developed	108.7	114.5	105.1	105.4
84	Weser-Ems Germany · More developed	108.6	115.2	104.4	105.1
85	Aragón Spain · More developed	108.6	108.5	101.0	116.7
86	Freiburg Germany · More developed	108.3	109.0	104.4	111.1
87	Lüneburg Germany · Transition	108.1	113.8	104.0	105.3
88	Principado de Asturias Spain · Transition	107.9	103.7	102.8	118.4
89	Stuttgart Germany · More developed	107.8	110.5	101.7	111.1
90	Cantabria Spain · Transition	107.8	95.5	106.5	124.4
91	Thüringen Germany · Transition	107.7	110.2	105.4	106.8
92	Niederbayern Germany · More developed	107.7	115.0	106.7	99.8
93	Chemnitz Germany · Transition	107.5	113.9	109.0	98.0
94	Franche-Comté France · Transition	107.4	101.8	109.9	110.9
95	Koblenz Germany · More developed	107.4	115.1	104.3	101.5
96	Alsace France · Transition	107.0	98.6	109.2	114.2
97	Aquitaine France · Transition	106.7	91.9	112.3	118.5
98	Limousin France · Transition	106.7	101.1	107.9	111.6
99	Midi-Pyrénées France · Transition	106.3	96.1	108.8	115.6
100	Bourgogne France · Transition	106.3	101.8	107.7	109.7
101	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany · Transition	106.3	111.0	104.9	101.8
102	Comunitat Valenciana Spain · Transition	106.0	107.2	98.1	113.1
103	Comunidad de Madrid Spain · More developed	105.9	102.6	95.4	121.7
104	Brandenburg Germany · Transition	105.8	109.5	103.6	103.4
105	Bremen Germany · More developed	105.7	110.9	94.1	112.4
106	Rhône-Alpes France · More developed	105.6	93.7	109.4	115.5
107	Vzhodna Slovenija Slovenia · Less developed	105.5	107.5	102.4	105.9
108	Jihovýchod Czechia · Transition	105.3	113.5	107.7	92.9
109	Poitou-Charentes France · Transition	105.3	98.6	109.0	108.5
110	Prov. Brabant wallon Belgium · More developed	105.1	86.7	113.3	118.8
111	Ile-de-France France · More developed	105.1	94.1	108.4	114.4
112	Latvija Latvia · Less developed	105.0	95.4	108.5	112.2
113	Basse-Normandie France · Transition	105.0	97.7	109.5	108.1
114	Centre — Val de Loire France · Transition	104.6	95.9	110.9	107.7
115	Norte Portugal · Less developed	104.1	101.4	102.4	108.7
116	Lorraine France · Transition	104.0	98.3	109.3	104.2
117	Cataluña Spain · More developed	103.6	100.9	97.0	114.1
118	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur France · Transition	103.3	93.4	105.1	112.7
119	Castilla y León Spain · Transition	103.0	105.2	99.2	104.3
120	Haute-Normandie France · Transition	102.9	96.0	106.9	106.3
121	Centro (PT) Portugal · Less developed	102.9	98.7	101.4	109.1
122	Algarve Portugal · Transition	102.6	102.0	103.6	101.4
123	Severovýchod Czechia · Less developed	102.5	113.0	105.9	86.7
124	Illes Balears Spain · Transition	102.1	102.7	97.7	105.7
125	Malta Malta · Transition	102.0	111.5	94.4	99.0
126	Auvergne France · Transition	102.0	92.4	108.3	106.1
127	Languedoc-Roussillon France · Transition	102.0	93.5	106.9	106.3
128	Sachsen-Anhalt Germany · Transition	101.9	105.8	100.9	97.9
129	Ciudad de Melilla Spain · Less developed	101.8	98.0	97.5	110.7
130	Střední Čechy Czechia · Transition	101.6	108.4	108.6	86.1
131	Canarias Spain · Transition	101.5	93.3	104.5	107.8
132	Jihozápad Czechia · Transition	101.2	111.2	108.5	82.1
133	Prov. Liège Belgium · Transition	100.9	86.5	109.3	108.9
134	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale Belgium · More developed	100.8	80.5	108.4	117.9
135	Alentejo Portugal · Less developed	100.7	100.8	102.0	98.7
136	Champagne-Ardenne France · Transition	100.4	93.0	108.2	100.2
137	Střední Morava Czechia · Less developed	100.3	113.4	100.7	84.9
138	Sostinės regionas Lithuania · More developed	100.0	95.5	98.0	107.0
139	Provincia Autonoma di Trento Italy · More developed	99.3	101.7	99.0	96.2
140	Prov. Namur Belgium · Transition	99.2	84.5	104.7	110.9
141	Nord-Pas de Calais France · Transition	99.1	95.7	100.3	101.3
142	Región de Murcia Spain · Transition	99.1	96.5	95.6	105.7
143	Moravskoslezsko Czechia · Less developed	98.8	110.6	98.3	85.7
144	Bratislavský kraj Slovakia · More developed	98.6	103.9	100.4	90.1
145	Picardie France · Transition	98.6	93.3	103.0	99.5
146	Castilla-La Mancha Spain · Less developed	98.4	99.3	93.3	102.4
147	Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Belgium · Less developed	97.9	81.3	106.8	108.4
148	Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italy · More developed	97.5	101.0	98.7	91.5
149	Extremadura Spain · Less developed	97.3	97.2	93.3	101.5
150	Corse France · Transition	97.1	89.9	102.0	99.8
151	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano Italy · More developed	96.9	100.7	98.8	89.8
152	Budapest Hungary · More developed	96.0	109.4	89.2	87.9
153	Emilia-Romagna Italy · More developed	95.9	101.0	96.3	89.1
154	Andalucía Spain · Less developed	95.6	90.1	94.1	103.6
155	Prov. Hainaut Belgium · Transition	93.9	85.7	99.8	96.7
156	Warszawski stołeczny Poland · More developed	93.5	98.5	89.9	91.2
157	Umbria Italy · Transition	93.4	95.5	99.2	84.1
158	Veneto Italy · More developed	93.4	100.8	91.4	86.5
159	Lazio Italy · More developed	93.0	95.6	94.8	87.5
160	Ciudad de Ceuta Spain · Less developed	93.0	88.6	91.5	99.6
161	Marche Italy · Transition	92.7	95.2	96.8	84.7
162	Toscana Italy · More developed	92.6	95.7	96.1	84.8
163	Região Autónoma da Madeira Portugal · Less developed	92.2	88.4	92.4	96.0
164	Valle d’Aosta Italy · More developed	91.5	95.0	97.6	80.4
165	Severozápad Czechia · Less developed	91.1	107.3	99.1	65.5
166	Liguria Italy · More developed	91.1	87.5	97.2	88.3
167	Pest Hungary · Less developed	90.7	105.9	85.9	78.6
168	Małopolskie Poland · Less developed	90.3	94.4	89.1	86.3
169	Lombardia Italy · More developed	89.8	95.4	86.6	86.4
170	Podlaskie Poland · Less developed	89.6	98.5	92.9	75.8
171	Pomorskie Poland · Less developed	89.4	90.0	96.3	80.9
172	Sardegna Italy · Less developed	89.3	88.0	100.1	78.9
173	Região Autónoma dos Açores Portugal · Less developed	88.3	93.4	82.8	88.3
174	Piemonte Italy · More developed	87.9	93.8	86.2	82.5
175	Közép-Dunántúl Hungary · Less developed	87.8	105.2	86.4	70.3
176	Abruzzo Italy · Transition	87.3	86.1	96.3	78.7
177	Lubelskie Poland · Less developed	87.3	97.1	91.1	72.0
178	Voreio Aigaio Greece · Less developed	87.2	91.8	87.1	81.5
179	Zachodniopomorskie Poland · Less developed	87.2	90.8	93.1	76.2
180	Mazowiecki regionalny Poland · Less developed	87.1	95.2	92.8	71.6
181	Nyugat-Dunántúl Hungary · Less developed	87.1	104.1	90.0	65.6
182	Śląskie Poland · Less developed	86.8	91.6	86.0	81.7
183	Dél-Dunántúl Hungary · Less developed	86.7	102.8	85.0	70.9
184	Lubuskie Poland · Less developed	86.5	92.8	93.0	72.1
185	Podkarpackie Poland · Less developed	86.3	97.4	90.6	69.4
186	Wielkopolskie Poland · Transition	86.1	85.7	91.4	80.1
187	Kriti Greece · Less developed	85.7	92.0	82.5	81.4
188	Dolnośląskie Poland · Transition	85.6	91.6	93.0	70.7
189	Molise Italy · Less developed	85.3	88.4	95.5	70.8
190	Grad Zagreb Croatia · Less developed	84.4	82.8	84.4	86.0
191	Kýpros Cyprus · Transition	84.4	83.0	90.2	79.3
192	Jadranska Hrvatska Croatia · Less developed	83.7	86.7	97.4	66.1
193	Východné Slovensko Slovakia · Less developed	83.7	95.5	88.8	65.2
194	Kujawsko-pomorskie Poland · Less developed	83.5	84.4	92.4	72.6
195	Notio Aigaio Greece · Transition	83.4	88.9	83.7	76.2
196	Warmińsko-mazurskie Poland · Less developed	83.3	85.3	94.6	68.8
197	Stredné Slovensko Slovakia · Less developed	83.1	96.2	90.9	60.8
198	Basilicata Italy · Less developed	83.0	82.3	97.1	69.0
199	Puglia Italy · Less developed	82.7	89.8	91.6	65.4
200	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos… Lithuania · Less developed	82.7	81.7	88.7	76.8
201	Calabria Italy · Less developed	82.5	85.2	93.3	67.8
202	Západné Slovensko Slovakia · Less developed	82.0	91.1	91.4	62.2
203	Attiki Greece · Transition	81.7	90.2	83.3	70.1
204	Ipeiros Greece · Less developed	81.4	83.5	88.0	71.6
205	Dytiki Makedonia Greece · Less developed	80.6	85.6	84.5	70.3
206	Kentriki Makedonia Greece · Less developed	80.2	85.2	85.9	68.0
207	Campania Italy · Less developed	80.0	84.8	87.8	66.0
208	Opolskie Poland · Less developed	79.6	85.5	91.3	60.7
209	Thessalia Greece · Less developed	79.0	82.6	83.4	69.8
210	Łódzkie Poland · Less developed	78.9	88.9	80.3	66.1
211	Dél-Alföld Hungary · Less developed	78.9	89.1	79.9	66.1
212	Sjeverna Hrvatska Croatia · Less developed	78.8	83.6	92.7	59.2
213	Świętokrzyskie Poland · Less developed	77.7	92.1	82.5	57.3
214	Sicilia Italy · Less developed	75.9	78.9	88.2	59.6
215	Dytiki Elláda Greece · Less developed	75.4	81.6	80.7	62.6
216	Észak-Alföld Hungary · Less developed	74.7	91.8	76.7	54.5
217	Észak-Magyarország Hungary · Less developed	74.6	93.7	71.6	57.4
218	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Greece · Less developed	74.5	81.2	84.7	56.5
219	Peloponnisos Greece · Less developed	73.5	78.1	81.6	59.5
220	Bucureşti-Ilfov Romania · More developed	73.4	69.0	73.5	78.2
221	Ionia Nisia Greece · Less developed	73.1	80.4	82.6	55.2
222	Panonska Hrvatska Croatia · Less developed	72.3	81.8	86.4	48.3
223	Sterea Elláda Greece · Less developed	72.2	79.5	81.0	54.9
224	Nord-Vest Romania · Less developed	67.9	71.6	71.4	59.7
225	Yugozapaden Bulgaria · Transition	67.4	77.1	69.6	54.2
226	Vest Romania · Less developed	67.3	79.1	71.2	50.5
227	Centru Romania · Less developed	65.1	73.7	71.2	49.3
228	Sud-Vest Oltenia Romania · Less developed	61.4	70.2	69.0	44.2
229	Yuzhen tsentralen Bulgaria · Less developed	61.1	75.1	59.4	47.6
230	Sud-Est Romania · Less developed	60.8	69.1	65.1	47.1
231	Severen tsentralen Bulgaria · Less developed	59.9	70.6	60.4	47.7
232	Severoiztochen Bulgaria · Less developed	58.9	73.1	60.9	41.9
233	Nord-Est Romania · Less developed	58.1	64.4	66.2	42.9
234	Sud-Muntenia Romania · Less developed	57.2	62.9	63.6	44.1
235	Yugoiztochen Bulgaria · Less developed	55.7	68.1	55.6	42.5
236	Severozapaden Bulgaria · Less developed	52.2	65.5	56.0	34.8