Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Spain fits inside India 6.5 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Spain: 505,981 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 41% longer than Spain’s
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 4,868 m above Spain’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 49% of Spain
India: 59.9% (2024) · Spain: 49.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 30 times as many people as Spain
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 5 times as densely populated as Spain
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 9.6 cm taller than in India
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 6.8 cm taller than in India
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 17 years older than in India
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.9 more children on average than in Spain
India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India
India: 7.4% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Spain hosts 64 times as many refugees per resident as India
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Spain: 10.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1
India: 0.1 (2026) · Spain: 1.4 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Spain 1
India: 3 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Spain’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 5.1 times as much per person as India
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Spain than in India (Gini 10.4 points higher)
India: 23 (2023) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.6% of people in India live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.8% in Spain
India: 2.6% (2023) · Spain: 0.8% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 4.2% in India
India: 4.2% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India and Spain are practically level
India: 2.3% (2025) · Spain: 2.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Spain’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
India: 6.9% (2022) · Spain: 14.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 37 times as much on health per person as India
India: $85 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 12 years longer than in India
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 5.9 times as many doctors per person as India
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Spain has 83% more hospital beds per person than India
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Spain: 2.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 2.2 times that in Spain
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 7.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
19% of adults in Spain are obese, versus 8.0% in India
India: 8% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 23% in India
India: 22.6% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 2.00 points higher than in India
India: 4.54 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in India
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 12 times as much meat per person as India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 709 kcal more food per person per day than India
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 745 more hours a year than in Spain
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 3.9 years longer than in India
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 283 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
India: 0.01 (2024) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Spain has 5 more World Heritage sites than India (50 against 45)
India: 45 (2026) · Spain: 50 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Spain has won 195 Olympic medals, India 41
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Spain: 195 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 70% in India
India: 70% (2025) · Spain: 96% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Spain is 3.6 times as fast as in India
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Spain: 324 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Spain and India are practically level
India: 99.9% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 36% in India
India: 36% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
India: 79 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 4.3 times as long as Spain’s
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from India
India: 0.12 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Spain, but only 24% of India
India: 24.4% (2024) · Spain: 38.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in India
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Spain’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
India: 24.1% (2025) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 4.4 times as much fine dust as in Spain
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.1 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Spain
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 4.1 times as deadly as in Spain
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 6.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 9.6 °C warmer than Spain
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 91% more rain than Spain
India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is India bigger than Spain?
India is larger. Spain fits inside India 6.5 times.
Which has more people, India or Spain?
India has 30 times as many people as Spain (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Spain?
People in Spain live 12 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in India or Spain?
Men in Spain are 9.6 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
