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Ohio vs Spain Geography
Land area
- Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²).
- Spain's land area is 4.7 times (372%) larger than Ohio's.
Total area
- Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Spain's total area is 4.4 times (336%) larger than Ohio's.
Length
- Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km).
- Spain's north-south length is 1.9 times (88%) longer than Ohio's.
Width
- Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km).
- Spain's east-west width is 2.2 times (120%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point
- Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m).
- Teide (Tenerife) is 10,641 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; Spain's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Spain's lowest point is 455 feet lower.
Ohio vs Spain Population and History
Population
- Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026).
- Spain's population is 4.2 times (319%) larger than Ohio's.
Population density
- Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5.
- Ohio's population density is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Spain's.
Biggest city
- Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126.
- Madrid's population is 3.5 times (250%) larger than Columbus'.
Largest metro area
- Ohio's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000).
- Madrid's population is 2.8 times (182%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th 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 324 years.
Ohio vs Spain Economy
GDP
- Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion.
- Spain's economic output is 2.1 times (107%) larger than Ohio's.
GDP per capita
- Ohio: $77,684 per person vs Spain: $38,627.
- Ohio's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (101%) higher than Spain's.
Average income
- Ohio: $64,464 vs Spain: $37,120 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ohio's average income is 1.7 times (74%) higher than Spain's.
Official Websites
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