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Delaware vs Spain Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²). Spain's land area is 98.9 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water. Spain's total area is 78.5 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km). Spain's north-south length is 5.6 times (457%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km). Spain's east-west width is 7.3 times (626%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m). Teide (Tenerife) is 11,738 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware'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.
Delaware vs Spain Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026). Spain's population is 47.3 times larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5. Delaware's population density is 2.1 times (109%) higher than Spain's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126. Madrid's population is 44.6 times larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area and Madrid have about the same population.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st 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 308 years.
Delaware vs Spain Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion. Spain's economic output is 17.2 times larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Spain: $38,627. Delaware's GDP per capita is 2.7 times (173%) higher than Spain's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs Spain: $37,120 average income per person (per capita personal income). Delaware's average income is 1.8 times (83%) 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.