Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:37 PM

SERIAL · 724Europe

Spain

CapitalMadrid

CurrencyEUR · euro

LanguageSpanish

Area505,976 km²

Since1516

ISOESP · ES

Population

49.4Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Southern and Western Europe

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union (EU) member state. Spanning the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean; the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea; and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea, Gibraltar and Morocco ; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and largest city is Madrid, other major urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza, Seville, Bilbao, Málaga, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca and Las Palmas.

Text: Wikipedia — SpainCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-02

— FACTS —

Motto: Plus ultra
Capital: Madrid
Currency: euro (EUR)
Official language: Spanish
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +34
Licence plate code: E
Top-level domain: .es
Independence / founding: 24 Mar 1516
Highest point: Teide (3,715 m)
Lowest point: Mina de Las Cruces
Anthem: Marcha Real

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

37.2%% of land area

#82 of 2132023

117% of world average

Forest area

185,850km²

#33 of 2132023

98% of world average

Agricultural land

49.6%% of land area

#62 of 2092023

133% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

23.0%% of land area

#46 of 2062023

165% of world average

Land area

505,976km²

#53 of 2152023

77% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

49.4Mpeople

#32 of 2162025

130% of world average

Population growth

1.0%% per year

#100 of 2162025

104% of world average

Population density

97people per km²

#107 of 2152023

21% of world average

People living in cities

80.5%% of population

#55 of 2162025

127% of world average

Urban population growth

1.3%% per year

#107 of 2162025

84% of world average

People living rurally

19.5%% of population

#162 of 2162025

53% of world average

Population aged 0-14

12.6%% of population

#208 of 2162025

50% of world average

Population aged 15-64

65.7%% of population

#82 of 2162025

103% of world average

Population aged 65+

21.6%% of population

#22 of 2162025

200% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

52.1%% of working-age population

#135 of 2162025

91% of world average

Female population

50.9%% of population

#64 of 2162025

102% of world average

Births per woman

1births per woman

#206 of 2162024

47% of world average

Birth rate

6.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#208 of 2162024

38% of world average

Death rate

8.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#64 of 2162024

116% of world average

Net migration

96,630people (5-year total)

#17 of 2162025

87757% of world average

Migrants living in the country

18.5%% of population

#46 of 2152024

140% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$1.91Tcurrent US$

#12 of 2112025

343% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$2.95Tcurrent int'l $

#15 of 1992025

283% of world average

GDP per person

$38,627current US$

#42 of 2112025

161% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$59,868current int'l $

#38 of 1992025

179% of world average

GDP growth

2.8%% per year

#121 of 2102025

84% of world average

GDP per person growth

1.8%% per year

#126 of 2102025

74% of world average

Gross national income

$1.91Tcurrent US$

#12 of 2042025

333% of world average

Gross national income per person

$37,120current US$

#37 of 2032025

184% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$59,830current int'l $

#36 of 1972025

188% of world average

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Inflation

2.7%% per year

#89 of 1902025

31% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

2.9%% per year

#90 of 2092025

41% of world average

Government debt

105.6%% of GDP

#56 of 632024

177% of world average

Government revenue

29.7%% of GDP

#52 of 1492024

113% of world average

Government spending

34.0%% of GDP

#40 of 1492023

123% of world average

Government consumption

19.2%% of GDP

#59 of 1812025

110% of world average

Household consumption

55.6%% of GDP

#121 of 1812025

86% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

21.4%% of GDP

#112 of 1782025

92% of world average

Fixed investment

20.6%% of GDP

#111 of 1732025

92% of world average

Gross savings

24.3%% of GDP

#67 of 1682025

111% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$28.09Bcurrent US$

#18 of 2012025

334% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

1.5%% of GDP

#124 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

2.4%% of GDP

#18 of 1792025

113% of world average

Current account balance

2.9%% of GDP

#53 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$128.59Bcurrent US$

#24 of 1772025

128% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

330-100

#60 of 1472023

94% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.8%% of population

#56 of 1472023

6% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

24.5%%

#38 of 1472023

88% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.2%%

#111 of 1472023

79% of world average

Stock market value

68.1%% of GDP

#24 of 882025

90% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$6.86Bcurrent US$

#31 of 1862025

133% of world average

Exchange rate

1local currency per US$

#200 of 2112025

0% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

2.7%% of GDP

#134 of 1992025

27% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

19.6%% of GDP

#131 of 2022025

80% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

10.6%% of GDP

#93 of 1952025

96% of world average

Services' share of the economy

68.4%% of GDP

#39 of 2022025

118% of world average

4 of 39 figures unavailable for Spain.

— TRADE —

Exports

36.6%% of GDP

#93 of 1872025

85% of world average

Imports

32.8%% of GDP

#127 of 1872025

66% of world average

Trade balance

3.8%% of GDP

#49 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

50.3%% of GDP

#109 of 2052025

78% of world average

Goods exported

$445.11Bcurrent US$

#19 of 2072025

360% of world average

Goods imported

$513.32Bcurrent US$

#16 of 2072025

407% of world average

Services exported

$255.51Bcurrent US$

#10 of 1912025

526% of world average

Services imported

$126.79Bcurrent US$

#19 of 1912025

288% of world average

Goods and services exported

$698.87Bcurrent US$

#17 of 1912025

400% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$625.51Bcurrent US$

#17 of 1912025

370% of world average

High-tech share of exports

9.3%% of manufactured exports

#72 of 1792024

76% of world average

Terms of trade

94index

#154 of 2062024

89% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

83.9 yrsyears

#12 of 2162024

113% of world average

Life expectancy, women

86.5 yrsyears

#7 of 2162024

113% of world average

Life expectancy, men

81.4 yrsyears

#15 of 2162024

114% of world average

Infant deaths

2.6 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#20 of 1962024

14% of world average

Deaths under age 5

3.2 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#21 of 1962024

13% of world average

Maternal deaths

3per 100,000 live births

#12 of 1942023

3% of world average

Health spending

9.2%% of GDP

#42 of 1932023

135% of world average

Health spending per person

$3,107current US$

#30 of 1932023

213% of world average

Physicians

4.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#24 of 1872022

204% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

6.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#55 of 1962022

136% of world average

Hospital beds

2.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#63 of 1572023

98% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

99.9%% of population

#48 of 2142024

110% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

99.9%% of population

#24 of 2132024

124% of world average

Suicide rate

9per 100,000 people

#119 of 1852021

102% of world average

Adults who smoke

27.6%% of adults

#128 of 1662024

140% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.3%% aged 15-49

#72 of 1532024

22% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

8per 100,000 people

#50 of 2082024

8% of world average

Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#54 of 1682023

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

97.0%% of children 12-23 months

#43 of 1932024

113% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

4.6%% of GDP

#74 of 1902022

106% of world average

Education spending

9.9%% of government spending

#151 of 1892022

73% of world average

Adult literacy

99.7%% aged 15+

#10 of 1192021

119% of world average

Youth literacy

99.7%% aged 15-24

#21 of 1262021

109% of world average

Primary school enrolment

102.9%% gross

#67 of 2002024

102% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

118.5%% gross

#19 of 1882024

136% of world average

University enrolment

93.8%% gross

#14 of 1672024

188% of world average

Primary school completion

98.5%% of relevant age group

#53 of 1802024

110% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

13pupils per teacher

#39 of 1602017

59% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

10.0 yrsyears

#109 of 1972025

100% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

10.4%% of labour force

#150 of 1862025

150% of world average

Youth unemployment

24.7%% of labour force aged 15-24

#156 of 1862025

158% of world average

Labour force participation

57.4%% aged 15+

#125 of 1862025

95% of world average

Women in the labour force

52.8%% of women aged 15+

#97 of 1862025

104% of world average

Men in the labour force

62.2%% of men aged 15+

#152 of 1862025

89% of world average

Labour force

24.8Mpeople

#28 of 1862025

122% of world average

Working in agriculture

3.4%% of employment

#145 of 1862025

15% of world average

Working in industry

19.9%% of employment

#83 of 1862025

101% of world average

Working in services

76.8%% of employment

#32 of 1862025

131% of world average

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Self-employed

14.5%% of employment

#145 of 1862025

38% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

78.3%% of labour force

#84 of 1712025

103% of world average

Employed

51.5%% aged 15+

#132 of 1862025

91% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

95.8%% of population

#25 of 2072024

134% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

130per 100 people

#58 of 2102024

113% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

39per 100 people

#27 of 2082024

216% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

38per 100 people

#24 of 2132024

256% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#96 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

100.0%% of population

#53 of 1892023

144% of world average

Electricity used per person

5,196kWh per person

#39 of 1492024

123% of world average

Energy used per person

2,304kg oil equivalent per person

#49 of 1492024

102% of world average

Air passengers carried

94.1Mpassengers

#11 of 1652023

364% of world average

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Air freight

1,131million tonne-km

#28 of 1632023

86% of world average

Rail network

15,963route-km

#15 of 842021

153% of world average

Rail passengers

17,002million passenger-km

#12 of 782021

62% of world average

Container port traffic

18.1MTEU

#10 of 1672024

332% of world average

Research and development spending

1.5%% of GDP

#31 of 1272023

153% of world average

Patent applications by residents

1,308count

#27 of 1422021

8% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

60,304count

#12 of 1972023

367% of world average

Tourists arriving

36.4Mcount

#8 of 1942020

711% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$31.59Bcurrent US$

not enough data to rank1998

853% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

5tonnes per person

#144 of 2032024

100% of world average

Carbon emissions

220Mt CO2

#177 of 2032024

118% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

286Mt CO2-equivalent

#174 of 2032024

113% of world average

Protected land

28.1%% of land area

#47 of 2132025

149% of world average

Protected coastal waters

19.0%% of territorial waters

#32 of 1742025

184% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

26.1%% of internal resources

#128 of 1772022

21% of world average

Renewable water available per person

2,327m³ per person

#95 of 1832022

16% of world average

Renewable energy use

19.0%% of final energy consumption

#110 of 2122021

65% of world average

Electricity from renewables

47.0%% of total

#66 of 2062021

136% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

27.3%% of total

#52 of 2092023

46% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

18.9%% of total

#17 of 2082024

531% of world average

Energy imported (net)

77.0%% of energy use

#24 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

1.4%% of GDP

#90 of 1562024

64% of world average

Military spending

$24.62Bcurrent US$

#18 of 1602024

148% of world average

Military spending

3.2%% of government spending

#120 of 1532024

43% of world average

Armed forces personnel

199,000people

#32 of 1702020

124% of world average

Armed forces

0.9%% of labour force

#79 of 1682020

69% of world average

Tax revenue

14.9%% of GDP

#90 of 1492024

89% of world average

Homicides

1per 100,000 people

#21 of 1582023

9% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Spain.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

No anthem audio available

Capital time

--:--:--Madrid · approx. UTC+0

Neighbours

Landmarks

Teide National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Burgos CathedralImage: Wikimedia Commons

Royal Monastery of Saint Mary of GuadalupeImage: Wikimedia Commons

Mudéjar architecture of AragonImage: Wikimedia Commons

Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern SpainImage: Wikimedia Commons

Works of Antoni GaudíImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palmeral of ElcheImage: Wikimedia Commons

Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de BoíImage: Wikimedia Commons

Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis TarracoImage: Wikimedia Commons

Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian PeninsulaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Cathedral of the Savior in his Epiphany of ZaragozaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Monasteries of San Millán de la CogollaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Roman Walls of LugoImage: Wikimedia Commons

Archaeological Ensemble of TárracoImage: Wikimedia Commons

Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and IdrijaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Pyrénées – Mont Perdu World Heritage SiteImage: Wikimedia Commons

Tower of Iglesia de San SalvadorImage: Wikimedia Commons

Collegiate church of Santa MaríaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Colegio Mayor de San IldefonsoImage: Wikimedia Commons

Lantern of La SeoImage: Wikimedia Commons

Monastery and Site of the Escurial, MadridImage: Wikimedia Commons

San Pedro ChurchImage: Wikimedia Commons

Iglesia de Santa MaríaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Church of St. TheclaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Aranjuez Cultural LandscapeImage: Wikimedia Commons

Sepulchre of Alonso Fernández de MadrigalImage: Wikimedia Commons

Torre de San MartínImage: Wikimedia Commons

Monte Perdido MassifImage: Wikimedia Commons

Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, GranadaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in SevilleImage: Wikimedia Commons

old town of CáceresImage: Wikimedia Commons

Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the AsturiasImage: Wikimedia Commons

historic centre of CórdobaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Ibiza, Biodiversity and CultureImage: Wikimedia Commons

Old City of SalamancaImage: Wikimedia Commons

old town of Santiago de CompostelaImage: Wikimedia Commons

church of San Miguel ArcángelImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Pablo PicassoSpanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)

ShakiraColombian singer, songwriter, and actress

Salvador DalíSpanish artist (1904–1989)

Lionel MessiArgentine association football player (born 1987)

Francisco GoyaSpanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828)

Simón BolívarVenezuelan statesman and military officer (1783–1830)

Hernán CortésSpanish conquistador

Diego VelázquezSpanish painter (1599–1660)

Rafael NadalSpanish tennis player (born 1986)

History

24 Mar 1516Spain — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population49.4M2025

GDP$1.91T2025

GDP per person$38,6272025