Government and politics in Barcelona, Spain: official figures

In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 47% of residents of Barcelona agreed that there is corruption in their local public administration.

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• 44% of people in Barcelona were satisfied with how long the local administration takes to deal with a request (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• 54% of people in Barcelona found the local administration's procedures straightforward and easy to understand (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• 40% of people in Barcelona thought the fees charged by the local administration were reasonable (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 66% of residents of Barcelona said the local administration's information and services were easy to access online. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 83% of residents of Barcelona were satisfied to live in the city. Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How Barcelona compares with other cities in Spain

Satisfied to live in the city (2023)

Barcelona ranks 3 of 4, highest first.

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)

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