A Journey Through Spain’s Islamic History

Re:A Journey Through Spain’s Islamic History by ricardobayes on Friday September 01, 2023 @09:09AM (#37350348)

I know somehow Andalusians really seem to enjoy self-deprecation, and put down anyone who talks about the region in a positive light, but the numbers show it's not that poor. I know very well these kind of numbers don't reflect on perceived poverty in rural villages, but Andalusia as a whole is not doing that bad at all, objectively. Actually even has pockets of extreme wealth, like Marbella or Sotogrande.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Spanish_autonomous_com...

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Re:A Journey Through Spain’s Islamic History by alephnerd on Friday September 01, 2023 @11:49AM (#37352330)

Andalusia and Extremadura are at the bottom of the table of Spain's autonomous communities by GDP per Capita and HDI. They share metrics comparable to Sicily and other poorer parts of Southern and Eastern Europe such as Portugal.

Before the rapid economic growth Spain saw in the 1980s, it was most likely even poorer and less developed.

There is still a North-South divide in Spain with Communities Madrid northwards sharing economic and developmental indicators with Western European countries like France or Germany, while Southern Spain shares developmental and economic indicators closer to Portugal, Sicily, or other southern and Eastern European regions. The same issue plagues Southern Italy as well.

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