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Virginia vs Spain Geography
Land area
- Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²).
- Spain's land area is 4.9 times (388%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Spain's total area is 4.6 times (357%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km).
- Spain's north-south length is 2.4 times (145%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km).
- Spain's east-west width is 1.5 times (50%) wider than Virginia's.
Highest point
- Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m).
- Teide (Tenerife) is 6,459 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point
- Virginia'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.
Virginia vs Spain Population and History
Population
- Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026).
- Spain's population is 5.7 times (465%) larger than Virginia's.
Population density
- Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5.
- Spain's population density is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Virginia's.
Biggest city
- Virginia's biggest city is Virginia Beach with 454,808 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126.
- Madrid's population is 7.2 times (618%) larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area
- Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area and Madrid have about the same population.
History
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th 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.
Virginia vs Spain Economy
GDP
- Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion.
- Spain's economic output is 2.5 times (150%) larger than Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Virginia: $86,451 per person vs Spain: $38,627.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (124%) higher than Spain's.
Average income
- Virginia: $77,351 vs Spain: $37,120 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 2.1 times (108%) higher than Spain's.
Official Websites
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