Europe
Healthcare and travel insurance in Spain
$3,107health spend per person
Healthcare in Spain
High-quality public and private care; private GP visits cost about €50–100. EU visitors use the EHIC; everyone else needs travel insurance.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: Schengen visa applicants need €30,000 medical cover; visa-free visitors may be asked for proof of insurance at the border.
- Pharmacies: Green-cross farmacias everywhere, with a rota 'farmacia de guardia' open at night; pharmacists advise on minor problems.
- Doctors: 4.3 per 1,000 people (2022, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 091 · Ambulance 112 · Fire 112 · All emergencies 112.
Healthcare & insurance by place
- BarcelonaHealthcare & insurance
- MadridHealthcare & insurance
- SevilleHealthcare & insurance
- ValenciaHealthcare & insurance
- MálagaHealthcare & insurance
- MallorcaHealthcare & insurance
- IbizaHealthcare & insurance
- TenerifeHealthcare & insurance
- Gran CanariaHealthcare & insurance
- GranadaHealthcare & insurance
- Costa del SolHealthcare & insurance
- PalmaHealthcare & insurance
- Las PalmasHealthcare & insurance
- LanzaroteHealthcare & insurance
- San SebastiánHealthcare & insurance
- BilbaoHealthcare & insurance
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- BOE: Law 28/2022 (international telework visa)
- GOV.UK: Spain travel advice
- EU: Entry/Exit System (EES)
- Speedtest Global Index: Spain
- EF English Proficiency Index: Spain
- World Bank open data
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