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West Virginia vs Spain Geography
Land area
- West Virginia has a land area of 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²).
- Spain's land area is 8.0 times (701%) larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Spain's total area is 8.1 times (706%) larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km).
- Spain's north-south length is 2.2 times (123%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km).
- Spain's east-west width is 2.5 times (153%) wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point
- West Virginia's highest point is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m).
- Teide (Tenerife) is 7,325 feet higher than Spruce Knob.
Lowest point
- West Virginia's lowest point is Potomac River at 240 feet; Spain's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Spain's lowest point is 240 feet lower.
West Virginia vs Spain Population and History
Population
- West Virginia has a population of 1,769,979 (2024), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026).
- Spain's population is 28.1 times larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- West Virginia: 73.6 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5.
- Spain's population density is 3.5 times (251%) higher than West Virginia's.
Biggest city
- West Virginia's biggest city is Charleston with 46,482 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126.
- Madrid's population is 70.3 times larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- West Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area and Madrid have about the same population.
History
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th 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 384 years.
West Virginia vs Spain Economy
GDP
- West Virginia's GDP is $106.5 billion (2024) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion.
- Spain's economic output is 17.9 times larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- West Virginia: $60,156 per person vs Spain: $38,627.
- West Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (56%) higher than Spain's.
Average income
- West Virginia: $55,351 vs Spain: $37,120 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- West Virginia's average income is 1.5 times (49%) higher than Spain's.
Official Websites
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