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Maryland vs Spain Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²).
- Spain's land area is 19.8 times larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Spain's total area is 15.7 times larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km).
- Spain's north-south length is 2.4 times (136%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km).
- Spain's east-west width is 2.9 times (187%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m).
- Teide (Tenerife) is 8,826 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point
- Maryland'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.
Maryland vs Spain Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026).
- Spain's population is 8.0 times (695%) larger than Maryland's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5.
- Maryland's population density is 2.5 times (150%) higher than Spain's.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126.
- Madrid's population is 5.7 times (475%) larger than Baltimore's.
Largest metro area
- Maryland'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
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th 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.
Maryland vs Spain Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion.
- Spain's economic output is 3.5 times (249%) larger than Maryland's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs Spain: $38,627.
- Maryland's GDP per capita is 2.3 times (126%) higher than Spain's.
Average income
- Maryland: $79,259 vs Spain: $37,120 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 2.1 times (114%) higher than Spain's.
Official Websites
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