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Massachusetts vs Spain Geography
Land area: Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²). Spain's land area is 24.7 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area: Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water. Spain's total area is 18.5 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Length: Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km). Spain's north-south length is 4.4 times (344%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width: Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km). Spain's east-west width is 3.8 times (277%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point: Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m). Teide (Tenerife) is 8,699 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point: Massachusetts's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Spain's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Massachusetts vs Spain Population and History
Population: Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026). Spain's population is 7.0 times (598%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Population density: Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5. Massachusetts' population density is 3.5 times (254%) higher than Spain's.
Biggest city: Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126. Madrid's population is 4.8 times (385%) larger than Boston's.
Largest metro area: Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000). Madrid's population is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's.
History: Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th 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 309 years.
Massachusetts vs Spain Economy
GDP: Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion. Spain's economic output is 2.4 times (145%) larger than Massachusetts'.
GDP per capita: Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs Spain: $38,627. Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 2.8 times (182%) higher than Spain's.
Average income: Massachusetts: $93,607 vs Spain: $37,120 average income per person (per capita personal income). Massachusetts' average income is 2.5 times (152%) higher than Spain's.
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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.