Spain vs United States
United States is 19.4 times larger than Spain. Spain would fit into United States about 19 times.
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Spain is 0.05× the area of United States. Put the other way, United States is 19.4× the size of Spain.
| Spain | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 505,990 km² | 9,826,675 km² |
| Population | 49,355,143 | 341,784,857 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 35 / km² |
| Capital | Madrid | Washington D.C. |
| Region | Southern Europe | Northern America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; United States at 45° N is stretched to 1.98×. 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 United States?
- No. Spain is 19.4 times smaller than United States. Spain covers 505,990 km² and United States covers 9,826,675 km².
- How many times does Spain fit into United States?
- About 19 times: United States has 19.4× the area of Spain.
- Why do Spain and United States 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 United States about 1.98×. 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 United States?
- United States: 341,784,857 people against 49,355,143. Density: Spain 98 per km², United States 35 per km².