The map above shows Italy and Spain side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
Italy vs Spain Geography
Land area
- Italy has a land area of 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²).
- Spain's land area is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Italy's.
Total area
- Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Spain's total area is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Italy's.
Length
- Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km).
- Italy's north-south length is 1.3 times (34%) longer than Spain's.
Width
- Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km).
- Italy and Spain have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Italy's highest point is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 3,590 feet higher than Teide (Tenerife).
Lowest point
- Italy's lowest point is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet; Spain's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Italy's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Italy vs Spain Population and History
Population
- Italy has a population of 58,943,673 (2026), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026).
- Italy's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Spain's.
Population density
- Italy: 519.0 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5.
- Italy's population density is 2.0 times (101%) higher than Spain's.
Biggest city
- Italy's biggest city is Rome with 2,748,109 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126.
- Madrid's population is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Rome's.
Largest metro area
- Italy's largest metropolitan area is Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000).
- Madrid's population is 1.5 times (54%) larger than Metropolitan City of Rome's.
History
- Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946.
- Spain: A unified kingdom since 1479; the current constitution dates from 1978.
- In its current form, Spain is the older of the two by 382 years.
Italy vs Spain Economy
GDP
- Italy's GDP is $2,551.6 billion (2025) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Spain's.
GDP per capita
- Italy: $43,309 per person vs Spain: $38,627.
- Italy's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Spain's.
Average income
- Italy: $42,080 vs Spain: $37,120 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Italy's average income is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Spain's.
Official Websites
Italy official website · Spain official website
Download the Italy vs Spain Size Comparison Map for free
To download the map, right-click the image above (or press and hold on a phone or tablet) and choose Save image as. The map is free to use anywhere, including on your own website or in print, as long as you credit it with a link back to this page or to BrilliantMaps.com.
More Size Comparisons
All Italy size comparisons · All Spain size comparisons
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.