Spain covers 505,370 km² on the new Equal Earth world map, 0.4% of all land on Earth. It ranks 51st of 237 countries worldwide and 4th in Europe. At 40° latitude the old Mercator map inflates area by about 1.7×, drawing it closer to 866,457 km², a difference of roughly 71%.
For scale, Spain is roughly the same size as Thailand (513,120 km²).
You could fit 3 of Tunisia inside Spain.
Spain: key figures
| True area | 505,370 km² |
| World rank | 51st |
| Share of world land | 0.4% |
| Rank in Europe | 4th / 50 |
| Old-map (Mercator) inflation | 1.7× |
| Apparent size on Mercator | 866,457 km² |
Largest countries in Europe (true area)