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Spain vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Spain has a land area of 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Spain's land area is 24.0 times larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Spain's total area is 24.4 times larger than Wales'.
Length
- Spain is 546 miles (879 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Spain's north-south length is 3.7 times (266%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Spain's east-west width is 6.3 times (528%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Spain's highest point is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Teide (Tenerife) is 8,628 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- Spain's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Spain vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Spain has a population of 49,801,559 (2026), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Spain's population is 16.0 times larger than Wales'.
Population density
- Spain: 258.5 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 1.5 times (50%) higher than Spain's.
Biggest city
- Spain's biggest city is Madrid with 3,266,126 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Madrid's population is 8.8 times (778%) larger than Cardiff's.
History
- Spain: A unified kingdom since 1479; the current constitution dates from 1978.
- Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536.
- In its current form, Spain is the older of the two by 57 years.
Spain vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Spain's GDP is $1,906.5 billion (2025) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Spain's economic output is 21.3 times larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Spain: $38,627 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Spain's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (35%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
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