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Japan vs Spain Geography
Land area
- Japan has a land area of 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²).
- Spain's land area is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Japan's.
Total area
- Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Spain's total area is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Japan's.
Length
- Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km).
- Japan's north-south length is 2.9 times (185%) longer than Spain's.
Width
- Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km).
- Japan's east-west width is 2.2 times (125%) wider than Spain's.
Highest point
- Japan's highest point is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m).
- Mount Fuji is 200 feet higher than Teide (Tenerife).
Lowest point
- Japan's lowest point is Hachirogata at -13 feet; Spain's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Japan's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Japan vs Spain Population and History
Population
- Japan has a population of 122,680,000 (2026), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026).
- Japan's population is 2.5 times (146%) larger than Spain's.
Population density
- Japan: 871.6 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5.
- Japan's population density is 3.4 times (237%) higher than Spain's.
Biggest city
- Japan's biggest city is Tokyo with 13,515,271 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126.
- Tokyo's population is 4.1 times (314%) larger than Madrid's.
Largest metro area
- Japan's largest metropolitan area is Tokyo (33,412,512 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000).
- Tokyo's population is 5.1 times (414%) larger than Madrid's.
History
- Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947.
- Spain: A unified kingdom since 1479; the current constitution dates from 1978.
- In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 819 years.
Japan vs Spain Economy
GDP
- Japan's GDP is $4,435.2 billion (2025) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion.
- Japan's economic output is 2.3 times (133%) larger than Spain's.
GDP per capita
- Japan: $35,951 per person vs Spain: $38,627.
- Spain's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Japan's.
Average income
- Japan: $38,340 vs Spain: $37,120 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Japan and Spain have about the same average income.
Official Websites
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