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How big is Spain compared to Italy?
How big is Spain compared to Italy? Compare cited land area and population, see real outlines at a shared area scale, and inspect calculated population density.
Spain has 1.69× the land area of Italy. Italy has 1.19× the listed population of Spain. Density is calculated from the cited figures.
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Land area, population and calculated density
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- Spain499,697 km²
- Italy295,720 km²
- Spain49,355,143
- Italy58,915,656
- Spain99 people/km²
- Italy199 people/km²
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| Measure | Spain | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Land area | 499,697 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023 | 295,720 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023 |
| Population | 49,355,143 peopleWorld Bank — Population, total · 2025 | 58,915,656 peopleWorld Bank — Population, total · 2025 |
| Calculated density | 99 people/km²Calculated from the values above | 199 people/km²Calculated from the values above |
Density is calculated as population ÷ land area converted to km². Source years are shown separately; the calculation may combine different years.
Calculated from the cited values
Land area, population and density differences
The land-area gap is about 0.99 × Minnesota's land area (203,977 km², calculated).
Italy has 1.19× the listed population of Spain.
Italy has 2.02× the calculated population density of Spain.
Land area is shown in km² in the charts so the bars use the same unit.
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