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Alaska vs Spain Geography
Land area: Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²). Alaska's land area is 3.0 times (197%) larger than Spain's.
Total area: Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alaska's total area is 3.4 times (241%) larger than Spain's.
Length: Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km). Alaska's north-south length is 2.2 times (120%) longer than Spain's.
Width: Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km). Alaska's east-west width is 2.2 times (122%) wider than Spain's.
Highest point: Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m). Denali is 8,047 feet higher than Teide (Tenerife).
Lowest point: Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Spain's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Spain Population and History
Population: Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026). Spain's population is 67.3 times larger than Alaska's.
Population density: Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5. Spain's population density is 198.8 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city: Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126. Madrid's population is 11.3 times larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area: Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000). Madrid's population is 16.0 times larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History: Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state. Spain: A unified kingdom since 1479; the current constitution dates from 1978. In its current form, Spain is the older of the two by 480 years.
Alaska vs Spain Economy
GDP: Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion. Spain's economic output is 26.6 times larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita: Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Spain: $38,627. Alaska's GDP per capita is 2.5 times (150%) higher than Spain's.
Average income: Alaska: $76,234 vs Spain: $37,120 average income per person (per capita personal income). Alaska's average income is 2.1 times (105%) higher than Spain's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.