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Spain rankings 2026: where Spain places in 271 global Top 10s

Spain is #1 in Countries by net capital account, #1 in 1 ranking and inside the top 10 of 29 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

Spain appears in 271 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Spain is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #1 in Countries by net capital account, where it is measured at 19.8k BoP, current US$ million (Net capital account) as of 2026-10-28. Spain holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 29 rankings.

Where Spain is number one

These are the rankings Spain currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.

  • Countries by net capital account: 19.8k BoP, current US$ million (Net capital account), World Bank Open Data, captured 2026-10-28. Next: Nigeria with 10.6k BoP, current US$ million.

Top 10 finishes

Spain is inside the top 10 of 28 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 16 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Spain by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Spain holds 65 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries generating the most electricity from solar and wind (121.66 TWh), #6 of 50 in Countries with the most installed wind energy capacity (33.3 gigawatts), #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from aviation (22.1k thousand tonnes) and #7 of 50 in Countries with the most electric car sales (230 thousand cars). 61 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Spain holds 58 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries by net capital account (19.8k BoP, current US$ million), #9 of 50 in Countries by net trade in goods and services (73.53 BoP, current US$ bn), #10 of 50 in Biggest service exporters (255.99 BoP, current US$ bn) and #10 of 50 in Countries by net financial account (79.43 BoP, current US$ bn). 54 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Spain holds 58 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries using the most cereals for animal feed (80.07 %), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest soybean yields (3.51 tonnes per hectare), #4 of 50 in Countries producing the most pig meat (4,956.04 thousand tonnes) and #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest sugar beet yields (77.09 tonnes per hectare). 54 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Spain holds 39 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the most immigrants (8,870.53 thousand people), #6 of 50 in Countries with the most international migrants (8,870.53 thousand people), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people owning a mobile phone (99.1 %) and #10 of 50 in Countries with the most container port traffic (18.1k thousand TEU). 35 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Spain holds 28 positions: #8 of 50 in Countries with the most mental health units in general hospitals (1.03 per 100,000 people), #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest healthy life expectancy at birth (71.11 years), #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest life expectancy at birth (82.66 years) and #13 of 50 in Countries with the longest life expectancy (83.67 years). 24 more rankings are listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, Spain holds 10 positions: #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest adult literacy rates (99.7 %), #12 of 50 in Countries with the most scientific journal articles (60.3 thousand), #15 of 50 in Countries with the highest pre-primary school enrolment (97.71 %) and #16 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (primary) (95.23 %). 6 more rankings are listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Spain holds 8 positions: #14 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed telephone subscriptions (18.2k thousand subscriptions), #15 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions (18.8 million subscriptions), #22 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using the internet (95.76 %) and #24 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (46.78 million people). 4 more rankings are listed below.

Travel

In travel, Spain holds 5 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries earning the most from tourism (31.59 US$ bn), #8 of 50 in Most-visited countries by international arrivals (36.41 million), #11 of 50 in Countries with the most air passengers (94.1 million) and #13 of 50 in Countries with the most airline departures (662.49 thousand). 1 more ranking is listed below.

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Spain moved in 242 rankings:

Where Spain ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Spain's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from falls (7.72 per 100,000 people), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest measles vaccination coverage in children (96 %) and 49th of 50 in Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry (3.45 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Spain

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Spain's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Spain

What is Spain's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries by net capital account, with 19.8k BoP, current US$ million (Net capital account) as of 2026-10-28.

How many rankings include Spain?

271 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.

Is Spain in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 29 rankings, including #1 in Countries by net capital account, #3 in Countries using the most cereals for animal feed and #3 in Countries with the highest soybean yields.

Where do the numbers come from?

From World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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