Turkey is 1.56× the size of Spain

Turkey covers about 780,000 km² (301,000 mi²) and Spain about 499,000 km² (193,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

780,000km²Turkey
499,000km²Spain

500 km

Turkey
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 64% of the size of Turkey.
Turkey is larger by 281,000 km² (108,000 mi²), which is 56% of the area of Spain.
Measured in Belgiums: Turkey is about 25.4, Spain about 16.3.

How they differ

Turkey also has the larger population: 85.4 million against 48.6 million, 1.76× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 109 in Turkey against 96 in Spain: Turkey is 1.14× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 3,280 km apart.
Together Turkey and Spain cover 1,280,000 km², close to the size of Peru (1,290,000 km², 0.8% bigger).
The gap between them, 281,000 km², is about the size of Burkina Faso (273,000 km²).
At Spain's density, Turkey would have 74.8 million people (it has 85.4 million). At Turkey's density, Spain would have 55.5 million (it has 48.6 million).
Spain's centre is 1.2° of latitude, about 140 km, farther north than Turkey's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Turkey	1.56×
More people	Turkey	1.76×
More crowded	Turkey	1.14×
Farther north	Spain	1.2° of latitude

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Turkey	Spain
Belgium 30,700 km²	25.4×	16.3×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	3.20×	2.05×
Germany 358,000 km²	2.18×	1.40×
Japan 374,000 km²	2.09×	1.34×
France 548,000 km²	1.42×	0.91×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.25×	0.16×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.09×	0.06×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.08×	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

	Turkey	Spain
Area, main territory	780,000 km²301,000 mi²	499,000 km²193,000 mi²
Area with overseas territory	780,000 km²	507,000 km²
Population	85.4 millionWikidata, 2023	48.6 millionWikidata, 2024
Density	109 per km²	96 per km²
Official area	784,000 km²Wikidata	506,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Ankara	Madrid
Latitude range	36°N to 42°N	35°N to 44°N
Continent	Asia	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 784,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 780,000 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

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