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Missouri vs Spain Geography
Land area
- Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²).
- Spain's land area is 2.8 times (180%) larger than Missouri's.
Total area
- Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Spain's total area is 2.8 times (180%) larger than Missouri's.
Length
- Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km).
- Spain's north-south length is 1.7 times (66%) longer than Missouri's.
Width
- Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km).
- Spain's east-west width is 1.6 times (59%) wider than Missouri's.
Highest point
- Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m).
- Teide (Tenerife) is 10,417 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Spain's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Spain's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Missouri vs Spain Population and History
Population
- Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026).
- Spain's population is 8.0 times (697%) larger than Missouri's.
Population density
- Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5.
- Spain's population density is 2.8 times (185%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city
- Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126.
- Madrid's population is 6.3 times (533%) larger than Kansas City's.
Largest metro area
- Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000).
- Madrid's population is 2.3 times (131%) larger than St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's.
History
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th 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 342 years.
Missouri vs Spain Economy
GDP
- Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion.
- Spain's economic output is 4.2 times (325%) larger than Missouri's.
GDP per capita
- Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Spain: $38,627.
- Missouri's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (86%) higher than Spain's.
Average income
- Missouri: $64,920 vs Spain: $37,120 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Missouri's average income is 1.7 times (75%) higher than Spain's.
Official Websites
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