Countries where Spanish is official

21 countries give Spanish official status. Official languages per Wikidata (CC0).

Spanish official10 in North America, 9 in South America, 1 in Africa, 1 in Europe
Countries where Spanish is official
#CountryPopulationAreaContinent
1Mexico131,946,9001,972,550 km²North America
2Colombia53,425,6351,141,748 km²South America
3Spain49,355,143505,990 km²Europe
4Argentina45,851,3782,780,400 km²South America
5Peru34,576,6651,285,216 km²South America
6Venezuela28,516,896912,050 km²South America
7Chile19,859,921756,102 km²South America
8Guatemala18,687,881108,889 km²North America
9Ecuador18,289,896257,204 km²South America
10Bolivia12,581,8431,098,581 km²South America
11Dominican Republic11,520,48748,671 km²North America
12Honduras11,005,850112,492 km²North America
13Cuba10,937,203109,884 km²North America
14Paraguay7,013,078406,756 km²South America
15Nicaragua7,007,502120,340 km²North America
16El Salvador6,365,50321,041 km²North America
17Costa Rica5,152,95051,180 km²North America
18Panama4,571,18974,177 km²North America
19Uruguay3,384,688176,215 km²South America
20Equatorial Guinea1,938,43128,051 km²Africa
21Antigua and Barbuda94,209440 km²North America

Questions

How many countries where Spanish is official are there?
21. 21 countries give Spanish official status. Official languages per Wikidata (CC0).
Which has the largest population?
Mexico, with 132 million people. Then Colombia (53 million people).
Where are they?
10 in North America, 9 in South America, 1 in Africa, 1 in Europe.
How is the list made?
It is a filter over the independent states on Kartavera — spanish official — using the same figures as the atlas and its rankings. Territories are not included. Open it on the map to change any condition.

Other questions

Figures: area from Wikidata, population, GNI and life expectancy from the World Bank, forms of government from the CIA World Factbook. All sources.