Country comparison
Spain vs United Kingdom
Spain is 2.1× the size of United Kingdom. United Kingdom has 1.4× the population of Spain. United Kingdom has 1.5× the GDP per capita of Spain.
Side by side
| Spain | Category | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| 505,981 km² more | Area (2024) Spain: 2.1× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 243,610 km² |
| 49.4 million | Population (2025) United Kingdom: 1.4× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 69.5 million more |
| 98 people/km² | Population density (2024) United Kingdom: 2.9× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 286 people/km² |
| US$ 38,627 | GDP per capita (2025) United Kingdom: 1.5× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | US$ 57,602 more |
| 83.9 years more | Life expectancy (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 81.4 years |
| 96% more | Internet users (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 95% |
| 44.9 years | Median age (2023) Spain: 1.1× more Our World in Data (CC BY 3.0 IGO) | 39.8 years |
| 1.1 births per woman | Fertility rate (2024) United Kingdom: 1.4× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 1.55 births per woman |
| 4.5 t | CO₂ emissions per capita (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 4.2 t less |
| 141 | Castles, fortresses and palaces United Kingdom: 3.7× more Wikidata (CC0 1.0) | 521 more |
| 2 | Ghost stories United Kingdom: 27× more | 53 |
| 2 | UFO cases United Kingdom: 14× more | 28 |
| 46 | VPN providers with servers in the country VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0) | 46 |
| Spanish | Official languages Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3) | English |
| euro (EUR) | Currency ISO 4217 | pound sterling (GBP) |
| Type C, F · 230 V | Plugs and voltage No shared plug type | Type G · 230 V |
| UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer | Time zone of the capital Time difference: 1 h IANA tz database (public domain) | UTC, UTC+1 in summer |
Values link to the country pages in the Ominuvo series maps. Area: World Bank data (indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2: land and inland water, source FAO, CC BY 4.0); “approx.” – no such data for the country: area of the map outline (Natural Earth 1:50m), accurate to about 3%.
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Source: World Bank – Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), FAO (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Population Prospects, United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union… (CC BY 4.0), Our World in Data – UN, World Population Prospects (CC BY 3.0 IGO), World Bank – EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint… (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0 1.0), VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3), ISO 4217, IANA tz database (public domain), Natural Earth (public domain). Data from the Ominuvo series maps (index of 2026-11-04); details and licences on the map pages.