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England vs Spain Geography
Land area
- England has a land area of 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²).
- Spain's land area is 3.8 times (283%) larger than England's.
Total area
- England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Spain's total area is 3.9 times (288%) larger than England's.
Length
- England is 421 miles (678 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km).
- Spain's north-south length is 1.3 times (30%) longer than England's.
Width
- England spans 358 miles (576 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km).
- Spain's east-west width is 1.9 times (95%) wider than England's.
Highest point
- England's highest point is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m).
- Teide (Tenerife) is 8,979 feet higher than Scafell Pike.
Lowest point
- England's lowest point is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet; Spain's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- England's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
England vs Spain Population and History
Population
- England has a population of 56,536,000 (2022), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026).
- England's population is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Spain's.
Population density
- England: 1,124.0 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5.
- England's population density is 4.3 times (335%) higher than Spain's.
Biggest city
- England's biggest city is London with 8,825,001 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126.
- London's population is 2.7 times (170%) larger than Madrid's.
Largest metro area
- England's largest metropolitan area is London (10,416,420 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000).
- London's population is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Madrid's.
History
- England: A country within the United Kingdom; unified as a kingdom in 927.
- Spain: A unified kingdom since 1479; the current constitution dates from 1978.
- In its current form, England is the older of the two by 552 years.
England vs Spain Economy
GDP
- England's GDP is $2,249.6 billion (2022) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion.
- England's economic output is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Spain's.
GDP per capita
- England: $39,801 per person vs Spain: $38,627.
- England and Spain have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
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