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Nevada vs Spain Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²).
- Spain's land area is 1.8 times (75%) larger than Nevada's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Spain's total area is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Nevada's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km).
- Spain's north-south length is 1.1 times (13%) longer than Nevada's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km).
- Spain's east-west width is 1.5 times (49%) wider than Nevada's.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m).
- Boundary Peak is 927 feet higher than Teide (Tenerife).
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; Spain's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Spain's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Nevada vs Spain Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026).
- Spain's population is 15.2 times larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5.
- Spain's population density is 8.7 times (770%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126.
- Madrid's population is 4.8 times (381%) larger than Las Vegas'.
Largest metro area
- Nevada's largest metropolitan area is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000).
- Madrid's population is 2.7 times (171%) larger than Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's.
History
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th 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 385 years.
Nevada vs Spain Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion.
- Spain's economic output is 7.1 times (609%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs Spain: $38,627.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (113%) higher than Spain's.
Average income
- Nevada: $69,805 vs Spain: $37,120 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada's average income is 1.9 times (88%) higher than Spain's.
Official Websites
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