Spain is 1.06× the size of Turkmenistan

Spain covers about 499,000 km² (193,000 mi²) and Turkmenistan about 471,000 km² (182,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

499,000km²Spain
471,000km²Turkmenistan

200 km

Spain
Turkmenistan

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

Turkmenistan is 94% of the size of Spain.
Spain is larger by 28,600 km² (11,000 mi²), which is 6.1% of the area of Turkmenistan.
Measured in Belgiums: Spain is about 16.3, Turkmenistan about 15.4.

How they differ

Spain also has the larger population: 48.6 million against 6.1 million, 7.94× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 96 in Spain against 13 in Turkmenistan: Spain is 7.38× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 5,270 km apart.
Together Spain and Turkmenistan cover 970,000 km², close to the size of Tanzania (942,000 km², 3.0% smaller).
The gap between them, 28,600 km², is about the size of Albania (28,300 km²).
At Turkmenistan's density, Spain would have 6.6 million people (it has 48.6 million). At Spain's density, Turkmenistan would have 45.1 million (it has 6.1 million).
Spain's centre is 1.2° of latitude, about 140 km, farther north than Turkmenistan's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Spain	1.06×
More people	Spain	7.94×
More crowded	Spain	7.38×
Farther north	Spain	1.2° of latitude

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Spain	Turkmenistan
Belgium 30,700 km²	16.3×	15.4×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	2.05×	1.93×
Germany 358,000 km²	1.40×	1.32×
Japan 374,000 km²	1.34×	1.26×
France 548,000 km²	0.91×	0.86×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.16×	0.15×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.06×	0.06×
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	Turkmenistan
Area, main territory	499,000 km²193,000 mi²	471,000 km²182,000 mi²
Area with overseas territory	507,000 km²	471,000 km²
Population	48.6 millionWikidata, 2024	6.1 millionWikidata, 2021
Density	96 per km²	13 per km²
Official area	506,000 km²Wikidata	491,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Madrid	Ashgabat
Latitude range	35°N to 44°N	35°N to 43°N
Continent	Europe	Asia

Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2021, 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%.
Our measured 471,000 km² is 4.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 491,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

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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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