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New York vs Spain Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²).
- Spain's land area is 4.1 times (309%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Spain's total area is 3.6 times (258%) larger than New York's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km).
- Spain's north-south length is 1.8 times (75%) longer than New York's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km).
- Spain's east-west width is 1.7 times (68%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m).
- Teide (Tenerife) is 6,853 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- New York'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.
New York vs Spain Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026).
- Spain's population is 2.5 times (151%) larger than New York's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5.
- New York's population density is 1.6 times (63%) higher than Spain's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126.
- New York's population is 2.6 times (160%) larger than Madrid's.
Largest metro area
- New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 3.1 times (207%) larger than Madrid's.
History
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th 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.
New York vs Spain Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion.
- New York's economic output is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Spain's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Spain: $38,627.
- New York's GDP per capita is 3.0 times (203%) higher than Spain's.
Average income
- New York: $85,552 vs Spain: $37,120 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 2.3 times (130%) higher than Spain's.
Official Websites
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