Pakistan is 1.75× the size of Spain
Pakistan covers about 873,000 km² (337,000 mi²) and Spain about 499,000 km² (193,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 873,000km²Pakistan
- 499,000km²Spain
500 km
- Pakistan
- Spain
Outlines show main territory. Spain also has about 7,440 km² of overseas territory. These are not drawn, and not counted in the comparison.
What fits
- Spain is 57% of the size of Pakistan.
- Pakistan is larger by 373,000 km² (144,000 mi²), which is 75% of the area of Spain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Pakistan is about 28.5, Spain about 16.3.
How they differ
- Pakistan also has the larger population: 223.8 million against 48.6 million, 4.61× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 256 in Pakistan against 96 in Spain: Pakistan is 2.67× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,530 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Pakistan at 30°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Spain at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Pakistan as 1.35× the size of Spain instead of 1.75×.
- Together Pakistan and Spain cover 1,372,000 km², close to the size of Peru (1,290,000 km², 6.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 373,000 km², is about the size of Japan (374,000 km²).
- At Spain's density, Pakistan would have 83.7 million people (it has 223.8 million). At Pakistan's density, Spain would have 129.9 million (it has 48.6 million).
- Spain's centre is 10.5° of latitude, about 1,160 km, farther north than Pakistan's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Pakistan | 1.75× |
| More people | Pakistan | 4.61× |
| More crowded | Pakistan | 2.67× |
| Farther north | Spain | 10.5° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Spain | 1.7× against 1.3× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Pakistan | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 28.5× | 16.3× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 3.58× | 2.05× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 2.44× | 1.40× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 2.34× | 1.34× |
| France 548,000 km² | 1.59× | 0.91× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.28× | 0.16× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.10× | 0.06× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.09× | 0.05× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.05× | 0.03× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Pakistan | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 873,000 km²337,000 mi² | 499,000 km²193,000 mi² |
| Area with overseas territory | 873,000 km² | 507,000 km² |
| Population | 223.8 millionWikidata, 2021 | 48.6 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 256 per km² | 96 per km² |
| Official area | 882,000 km²Wikidata | 506,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Islamabad | Madrid |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 37°N | 35°N to 44°N |
| Continent | Asia | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 882,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 873,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 506,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 507,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11