Spain is 1.25× the size of Paraguay

Spain covers about 499,000 km² (193,000 mi²) and Paraguay about 400,000 km² (154,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

499,000km²Spain
400,000km²Paraguay

200 km

Spain
Paraguay

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

Paraguay is 80% of the size of Spain.
Spain is larger by 99,500 km² (38,400 mi²), which is 25% of the area of Paraguay.
Measured in Belgiums: Spain is about 16.3, Paraguay about 13.0.

How they differ

Spain also has the larger population: 48.6 million against 6.8 million, 7.13× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 96 in Spain against 17 in Paraguay: Spain is 5.63× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 9,070 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Spain at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Paraguay at 23°S about 1.2×, so the map shows Spain as 1.82× the size of Paraguay instead of 1.25×.
Together Spain and Paraguay cover 899,000 km², close to the size of Nigeria (907,000 km², 0.9% bigger).
The gap between them, 99,500 km², is about the size of South Korea (98,500 km²).
At Paraguay's density, Spain would have 8.6 million people (it has 48.6 million). At Spain's density, Paraguay would have 38.3 million (it has 6.8 million).
Spain's centre is 63.6° of latitude, about 7,070 km, farther north than Paraguay's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Spain	1.25×
More people	Spain	7.13×
More crowded	Spain	5.63×
Farther north	Spain	63.6° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Spain	1.7× against 1.2×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Spain	Paraguay
Belgium 30,700 km²	16.3×	13.0×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	2.05×	1.64×
Germany 358,000 km²	1.40×	1.12×
Japan 374,000 km²	1.34×	1.07×
France 548,000 km²	0.91×	0.73×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.16×	0.13×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.06×	0.05×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.05×	0.04×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.03×	0.02×

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Spain	Paraguay
Area, main territory	499,000 km²193,000 mi²	400,000 km²154,000 mi²
Area with overseas territory	507,000 km²	400,000 km²
Population	48.6 millionWikidata, 2024	6.8 millionWikidata, 2017
Density	96 per km²	17 per km²
Official area	506,000 km²Wikidata	407,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Madrid	Asunción
Latitude range	35°N to 44°N	28°S to 19°S
Continent	Europe	South America

Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2017, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 506,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 507,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 407,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 400,000 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

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