Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Spain fits inside Russia 34 times
Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024) · Spain: 505,981 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Russia’s coastline is 7.6 times as long as Spain’s
Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Russia’s highest peak towers 1,924 m above Spain’s
Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 49% of Spain, versus 13% of Russia
Russia: 13.2% (2024) · Spain: 49.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 2.9 times as many people as Spain
Russia: 144 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Spain is 11 times as densely populated as Russia
Russia: 9 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Russia and Spain are practically level
Russia: 176.7 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Russia are 2.5 cm taller than in Spain
Russia: 164.5 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 5.4 years older than in Russia
Russia: 39.5 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Russia have 0.3 more children on average than in Spain
Russia: 1.42 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 18% in Russia
Russia: 17.8% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Spain hosts 126 times as many refugees per resident as Russia
Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Spain: 10.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Spain 1.4
Russia: 2 (2026) · Spain: 1.4 (2026)
How many official languages?
Russia and Spain are practically level
Russia: 1 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 34% larger than Spain’s
Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 21% more per person than Russia
Russia: Int$49,568 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Spain than in Russia (Gini 0.4 points higher)
Russia: 33 (2023) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
0.8% of people in Spain live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in Russia
Russia: 0.1% (2023) · Spain: 0.8% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 2.1% in Russia
Russia: 2.1% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Spain 2.1%
Russia: 7.5% (2025) · Spain: 2.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Spain’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Russia’s 11%
Russia: 10.9% (2024) · Spain: 14.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Russia’s
Russia: 35% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 3.1 times as much on health per person as Russia
Russia: $1,003 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 10 years longer than in Russia
Russia: 73.4 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Russia is 58% more likely to die before turning one than in Spain
Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Russia has 19% more doctors per person than Spain
Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Russia has 2.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Spain
Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Spain: 2.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Russia is 2.8 times that in Spain
Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 7.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
21% of adults in Russia are obese, versus 19% in Spain
Russia: 21.2% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 27% in Russia
Russia: 27% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 0.71 points higher than in Russia
Russia: 5.83 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 16% more alcohol than in Russia
Russia: 10.4 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 19% more meat per person than Russia
Russia: 84.8 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Russia has 151 kcal more food per person per day than Spain
Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Russia put in 449 more hours a year than in Spain
Russia: 2,087 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Russia went to school 1.7 years longer than in Spain
Russia: 12.4 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Russia: no data · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Spain has 17 more World Heritage sites than Russia (50 against 33)
Russia: 33 (2026) · Spain: 50 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Spain 195
Russia: 539 (2026 edition) · Spain: 195 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 94% in Russia
Russia: 94% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Russia: no data · Spain: 324 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Russia and Spain are practically level
Russia: 100% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 75% in Russia
Russia: 75% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Spain 130
Russia: 186 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 5.4 times as long as Spain’s
Russia: 85,544 km (2021) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 2.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Russia
Russia: 0.69 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 38% of Spain
Russia: 50.8% (2024) · Spain: 38.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 2.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Spain
Russia: 12.3 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Spain’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia
Russia: 17.4% (2025) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Russia carries 29% more fine dust than in Spain
Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 11 times as likely to be murdered in Russia as in Spain
Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Russia are 2.2 times as deadly as in Spain
Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 6.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Spain is on average 17.4 °C warmer than Russia
Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Spain gets 13% more rain than Russia
Russia: 586 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 Russia bigger than Spain?
Russia is larger. Spain fits inside Russia 34 times.
Which has more people, Russia or Spain?
Russia has 2.9 times as many people as Spain (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Russia or Spain?
People in Spain live 10 years longer than in Russia. Life expectancy at birth is 73.4 years in Russia and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in Russia or Spain?
Russia and Spain are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
