Barcelona or Stockholm: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Barcelona and Stockholm are even: 1 : 1 across 4 indicators.
- Climate and risks: tie 1:1
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Barcelona
Indicator
Stockholm
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,621,537 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
1,515,017 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
Urban centre population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
3,908,362 people
2025
1,543,892 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
438 km²
2025
339 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
8,923 people per km²
2025
4,554 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
11.7 %
2015–2025
18.7 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Tie (1 : 1)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✗34 days per year
2016-2025639% higher
✓5 days per year
2016-202586% lower
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
lower is better
✓0 days per year
2016-2025
✗5 days per year
2016-2025
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
tie
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
0 days per year
2016-2025
27 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
783 °C·days per year
2016-2025
3,500 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,058 °C·days per year
2016-2025
147 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Rainy days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
52 days per year
2016-2025
96 days per year
2016-2025
Annual precipitation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
551 mm per year
2016-2025
516 mm per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
9.2 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
6.1 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
15.2 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
18.6 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
71 %
2021-2025
no data
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
36 days per year
2021-2025
no data
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
4 km
2006-2025
1 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.00 per year
2006-2025
0.00 per year
2006-2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Barcelona, Stockholm.