Spain is 1.12× the size of Sweden

Spain covers about 499,000 km² (193,000 mi²) and Sweden about 446,000 km² (172,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

499,000km²Spain
446,000km²Sweden

200 km

Spain
Sweden

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

Sweden is 89% of the size of Spain.
Spain is larger by 53,300 km² (20,600 mi²), which is 12% of the area of Sweden.
Measured in Belgiums: Spain is about 16.3, Sweden about 14.5.

How they differ

Spain also has the larger population: 48.6 million against 10.6 million, 4.58× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 96 in Spain against 24 in Sweden: Spain is 4.03× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 2,780 km apart.
On a standard web map Sweden looks larger than Spain: Spain at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Sweden at 62°N about 4.7×, so the map shows Sweden as 2.41× the size of Spain, when Spain is 1.12× the size of Sweden.
Together Spain and Sweden cover 946,000 km², close to the size of Tanzania (942,000 km², 0.4% smaller).
The gap between them, 53,300 km², is about the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina (51,800 km²).
At Sweden's density, Spain would have 12.1 million people (it has 48.6 million). At Spain's density, Sweden would have 42.8 million (it has 10.6 million).
Sweden's centre is 22.0° of latitude, about 2,450 km, farther north than Spain's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Spain	1.12×
More people	Spain	4.58×
More crowded	Spain	4.03×
Farther north	Sweden	22.0° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Sweden	4.7× against 1.7×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Spain	Sweden
Belgium 30,700 km²	16.3×	14.5×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	2.05×	1.83×
Germany 358,000 km²	1.40×	1.25×
Japan 374,000 km²	1.34×	1.19×
France 548,000 km²	0.91×	0.81×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.16×	0.14×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.06×	0.05×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.05×	0.05×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.03×	0.03×

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

Side by side

	Spain	Sweden
Area, main territory	499,000 km²193,000 mi²	446,000 km²172,000 mi²
Area with overseas territory	507,000 km²	446,000 km²
Population	48.6 millionWikidata, 2024	10.6 millionWikidata, 2025
Density	96 per km²	24 per km²
Official area	506,000 km²Wikidata	447,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Madrid	Stockholm
Latitude range	35°N to 44°N	55°N to 69°N
Continent	Europe	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2025, 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 447,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 446,000 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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