Why Is Southern Spain So Poor?

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[sergiobertoni]

I've been many times to south Spain and it looks everything but poor. I'm italian and I 'm so jealous of their great infrastructures, their nice, clean and well kept cities and villages. I wish we could look at least near to them!

[jblondon]

And finally, I've only been once to southern Spain and I can guarantee you that it looks richer and with better infrastructure than the North of England

[EV-FUN]

South Spain is not that poor as statistics tells us. There is a lot of "uncounted" money in circulation!

[pauljere]

VisualEconomik be like
Today: Why are you so poor
Following day: why are you so rich

[Baddy]

All I know is, Andalusia has the rest beat on nice cities. Granada, Sevilla, Cordoba, Nerja, Ronda etc.

[danielm.m.]

South of Spain actually is pretty amazing, with amazing airports, high speed trains, highways, clean, beautiful vibrant historic cities, Michelin star restaurants, ski resorts... It's not as wealthy as Basque Country or Madrid but I wouldn't call it "Poor"

[julienb.]

Southern Spain might have been relatively rich under Muslim rule but that was no longer the case after the reconquista. That's actually one of the reason why so many conquistadors and colonists came from Andalusia and Extremadura. They were so poor that it was better for them to seek new fortune or a new life in the Americas.

[trinchuzosparty]

Southern Spain is rich AF, but they don't declare that money. Nowhere on Earth I've seen so many people living a nice life without working a for a single minute any day lol

[javierlav]

There is one very important aspect that must be mentioned: logistics
Spain is a very mountainous country and It is divided from France and the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees mountains with only 2 Highway connections through the mountains : one in Catalonia and one in the Basque Country.
Therefore til the 90s transport of goods from the South of Spain to the European markets was very difficult . Today the ports of Valencia, Algeciras, Cartagena, Malaga even Huelva are all operating container ships and the Port of Valencia is more important than Bilbao or Barcelona. Huge fleets of frigo trucks have been created in Andalucia, Murcia, Valencia are running around all of Europe. Sadly, there are no real rail and road connections between Aragon (region located behind the Pyrenees in between Catalonia and the Basque región) and France which would change the regional political and economical balances in Spain completely.

[zoransavio]

Spain is pure Magic. Nothing like that in Europe. Otherwise nothing of Europe in exotic places around world. So....pure Magic.

[DanielHerrera-rlvw]

Southern Spain is not one of the poorest places in Europe

[marcosrodriguez]

This is utter nonsense.While Southern Spain is not as wealthty as the north it certainly isn't as poor as the way you are painting it and certainly is no where near being the poorest in the EU. I live in Extremadura and live very very well. The standard of living is high. Better than many other EU countries.

[klauzeb]

I love Southern Spain, Every year I go with the car to Morocco from The Netherlands and Southern Spain is by far the most beautifull area in Western Europe, The food is nice the people are friendly and the nature is beautifull. Cost of living is cheap and the architecture very similar to Morocco. I feel at home

[juancarlosalonso]

If andalucia and Spain is what poor looks like then I don’t want to be rich, I’ve seen how it is to live in major US cities and I don’t think that’s higher standard of living tbh.

[Xamufam]

less settlements means less trade which means poverty & nothern spain was closer to europes core.
trade balance between middle east and europe changed when new trade routes were discovered

[duartesilva]

Southern Portugal faces a similar problem, the only difference is that Portugal as a whole is a more peripherical country, more centralised, making wealth regional inequality more nuanced than in Spain.

[chmvl]

Spain has the best life expentacy of Europe. Industrialization doesn't mean better quality of life.

[ViceCoin]

The Mississippi Delta is the poorest region of the US.

[stephenmoerlein]

Amazing that Spain, heartland of the great Spanish Empire, was so fragmented and disconnected even during its zenith.

[ionelcalinmicle]

Also the coal and iron mines necessary for the start of the industrial revolution are located in the North.