Spain vs Turkmenistan
Spain is 3% larger than Turkmenistan.
SpainTurkmenistanSpain moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
Remote islands and overseas parts not drawn; the figures include them
1.03×
Spain is 1.03× the area of Turkmenistan.
 Spain |  Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaSpain: 1.03× the area | 505,990 km²#50 of 194 | 491,210 km²#51 of 194 |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Land neighbours | 3 | 4 |
| People | ||
| PopulationSpain: 6.48× the population | 49,355,143#32 of 194 · 2025 | 7,618,847#104 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensitySpain: 6.29× the density | 98 / km²#93 of 194 | 16 / km²#178 of 194 |
| Urban populationSpain: 1.71× the urban share | 81%#40 of 192 · 2025 | 47%#133 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rateTurkmenistan: 2.42× the births per woman | 1.10 per woman#186 of 192 · 2024 | 2.66 per woman#64 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growthTurkmenistan: 0.62 points higher | +1.03%#96 of 192 · 2025 | +1.65%#60 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rateTurkmenistan: 3.22× the birth rate | 6.5 per 1,000#187 of 192 · 2024 | 20.9 per 1,000#64 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rateSpain: 1.53× the death rate | 8.9 per 1,000#55 of 192 · 2024 | 5.8 per 1,000#146 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15Turkmenistan: 18.6 points higher | 12.6%#186 of 192 · 2025 | 31.2%#64 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65Spain: 16.8 points higher | 21.6%#17 of 192 · 2025 | 4.8%#127 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migrationSpain: 0.3 per 1,000 higher | +2.0 per 1,000#38 of 192 · 2025 | +1.7 per 1,000#41 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | 0.00 per 1,000#174 of 190 · 2025 | 0.24 per 1,000#95 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancySpain: 13.7 years longer | 83.9 years#10 of 192 · 2024 | 70.2 years#130 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortalityTurkmenistan: 11.7× the infant mortality | 2.6 per 1,000 births#172 of 191 · 2024 | 30.4 per 1,000 births#46 of 191 · 2024 |
| DoctorsSpain: 2.22× the doctors per person | 4.29 per 1,000#24 of 178 · 2022 | 1.93 per 1,000#83 of 178 · 2023 |
| University enrolmentSpain: 4.6× the university enrolment | 93.8%#11 of 145 · 2024 | 20.4%#117 of 145 · 2024 |
| Human Development IndexSpain: 0.154 higher | 0.918#27 of 190 · 2023 | 0.764#94 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaSpain: 5.85× the income per person | $37,120#30 of 185 · 2025 | $6,340#100 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDPSpain: 38.3× the economy | $1.91T2025 | $49.83B2025 |
| Income group | High income | Upper-middle income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Spain: 2.65× the output per person | $59,868#32 of 184 · 2025 | $22,602#87 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growthTurkmenistan: 3.5 points higher | +2.8%#108 of 187 · 2025 | +6.3%#26 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | +2.7%#96 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| UnemploymentSpain: 2.42× the unemployment | 10.4%#33 of 178 · 2025 | 4.3%#109 of 178 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | 0.8%#92 of 149 · 2023 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 33.4#90 of 149 · 2023 | — |
| Jobs in agricultureTurkmenistan: 18.5 points higher | 3.4% of jobs#144 of 178 · 2025 | 21.9% of jobs#80 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industryTurkmenistan: 8.7 points higher | 19.9% of jobs#79 of 178 · 2025 | 28.6% of jobs#24 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in servicesSpain: 27.3 points higher | 76.8% of jobs#25 of 178 · 2025 | 49.5% of jobs#122 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investmentSpain: 0.1 points higher | 1.5% of GDP#110 of 184 · 2025 | 1.4% of GDP#112 of 184 · 2025 |
| ExportsSpain: 22.1 points higher | 36.6% of GDP#81 of 168 · 2025 | 14.5% of GDP#151 of 168 · 2025 |
| Military spending | 2.1% of GDP#55 of 155 · 2025 | — |
| Internet users | 96%#20 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptionsSpain: 1.48× the mobile subscriptions | 130 per 100#52 of 191 · 2024 | 88 per 100#144 of 191 · 2021 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaSpain: 7.64× the forest share | 38% of land#73 of 192 · 2024 | 5% of land#164 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per personTurkmenistan: 2.41× the CO₂ per person | 4.51 t a year#52 of 185 · 2024 | 10.9 t a year#16 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energySpain: 18.9 points higher | 19.0%#110 of 190 · 2021 | 0.1%#183 of 190 · 2021 |
| Access to electricityThe same | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)Turkmenistan: 3.09× the air pollution | 10.1 µg/m³#154 of 191 · 2023 | 31.2 µg/m³#45 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected landSpain: 23.8 points higher | 28.1% of land#43 of 191 · 2025 | 4.3% of land#168 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable landSpain: 19.3 points higher | 22.8% of land#45 of 190 · 2024 | 3.5% of land#144 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stressTurkmenistan: 3.12× the water stress | 43.3%#42 of 176 · 2022 | 135.2%#9 of 176 · 2022 |
| PrecipitationSpain: 3.95× the rain and snow | 636 mm#124 of 180 · 2022 | 161 mm#168 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityTurkmenistan: 0.06 higher | +0.18#88 of 193 · 2025 | +0.24#83 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruptionSpain: 1.96 higher | +0.65#49 of 193 · 2025 | −1.31#173 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | 0.7 per 100,000#123 of 146 · 2023 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Independent state |
| Government | Constitutional monarchyparliamentary constitutional monarchy | Presidential republicpresidential republic; authoritarian |
| Member of | EU, NATO, Euro area, Schengen Area, OECD | — |
| Capital | Madrid | Ashgabat |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Turkmenistan new manat (TMT) |
| Official languages | Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Occitan, Galician | Turkmen |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 · UTC to UTC+1, 2 time zones | UTC+5 |
| Calling code | +34 | +993 |
| Region | Southern Europe, Europe | Central Asia, Asia |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Spain sits at about 40° N and is stretched to 1.71× its true area; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Spain bigger than Turkmenistan?
- Yes. Spain is 3% larger than Turkmenistan. Spain covers 505,990 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Turkmenistan fit into Spain?
- About 1.0 times: Spain has 1.03× the area of Turkmenistan.
- Why do Spain and Turkmenistan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Spain is drawn about 1.71× its true area there and Turkmenistan about 1.66×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Spain or Turkmenistan?
- Spain: 49,355,143 people against 7,618,847. Density: Spain 98 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².
- Which is richer, Spain or Turkmenistan?
- By gross national income per person, Spain: $37,120 against $6,340 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2025) — 5.85× as much.
- Where do people live longer, Spain or Turkmenistan?
- In Spain: life expectancy at birth is 83.9 years, against 70.2 — 13.7 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Spain and Turkmenistan have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Spain: constitutional monarchy; Turkmenistan: presidential republic.