We can see that Spaniards, from León (NW Spain) and Basques (N Spain), are as light or even lighter than other Western Europeans. Higher values indicate lighter skintone.
Country and population or area | Observed reflectance at 685 nm |
| EUROPE | |
| Netherlands | 67•37 |
| Germany (Mainz) | 66•90 |
| United Kingdom (Northern) | 66•10 |
| Spain (Basques) | 65•70 |
| United Kingdom (Wales) | 65•00 |
| Ireland (Rossmore) | 64•75 |
| Spain (Leon) | 64•66 |
| Belgium | 63•14 |
| United Kingdom (London) | 62•30 |
| WEST ASIA | |
| Iraq/Syria (Kurds) | 61•12 |
| Turkey | 59•15 |
| Israel | 58•20 |
| Lebanon | 58•20 |
| Jordan | 53•00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 52•50 |
| NORTH AFRICA | |
| Algeria (Aures) | 58•05 |
| Tunisia | 56•30 |
| Morrocco | 54•85 |
| Libya (Tripoli) | 54•40 |
| Libya (Fezzan) | 44•00 |
| SOUTH ASIA | |
| India (Northern) | 53•26 |
| Pakistan | 52•30 |
| India (Southern) | 46•70 |
| EAST ASIA | |
| China (Southern) | 59•17 |
| Vietnam | 55•90 |
| Japan (Northern) | 54•90 |
| Philippines (Manila) | 54•10 |
| Cambodia | 54•00 |
| Japan (Southwest) | 53•55 |
| Nepal (Eastern) | 50•42 |
| AUSTRO-MELANESIA | |
| Papua New Guinea | 35•30 |
| Australia (Darwin) | 19•30 |
| AMERICAS | |
| Greenland (Southern) | 55•70 |
| Peru (Nunoa) | 47•70 |
| Peru (Maranon) | 43•05 |
| SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA | |
| South Africa (Hottentot) | 46•80 |
| Botswana (San) | 42•40 |
| Zaire | 33•20 |
| Kenya | 32•40 |
| Ethiopia | 31•70 |
| Tanzania (Sandewe) | 28•90 |
| Namibia | 25•55 |
| Cameroon (Fali) | 21•50 |
| Mozambique (Chopi) | 19•45 |
Source : "The Evolution of Human Skin Coloration". J Hum Evol, 2000; pp. 74-75
