Türkiye’s coastline is 45% longer than Spain’s

Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Türkiye’s highest peak towers 1,419 m above Spain’s

Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 50% of Türkiye, versus 49% of Spain

Spain: 49.3% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

Türkiye has 74% more people than Spain

Spain: 49.4 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

Türkiye is 13% more densely populated than Spain

Spain: 99 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

The typical person in Spain is 12 years older than in Türkiye

Spain: 44.9 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)

Women in Türkiye have 0.4 more children on average than in Spain

Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)

22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 11% in Türkiye

Spain: 21.6% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)

Türkiye hosts 2.7 times as many refugees per resident as Spain

Spain: 10.4 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Türkiye 0.5

Spain: 1.4 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

Spain and Türkiye are practically level

Spain: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)

Spain’s economy is 19% larger than Türkiye’s

Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)

Spain produces 32% more per person than Türkiye

Spain: Int$59,868 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Spain (Gini 10.3 points higher)

Spain: 33.4 (2023) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)

0.8% of people in Spain live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Türkiye

Spain: 0.8% (2023) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 8.5% in Türkiye

Spain: 10.4% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)

Spain and Türkiye are practically level

Spain: 2.1% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)

Türkiye’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Spain’s 15%

Spain: 14.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Türkiye’s

Spain: 65% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)

Spain spends 5.7 times as much on health per person as Türkiye

Spain: $3,107 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

A baby in Türkiye is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain

Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

Spain has 92% more doctors per person than Türkiye

Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Türkiye has 5% more hospital beds per person than Spain

Spain: 2.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

The suicide rate in Spain is 92% higher than in Türkiye

Spain: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 19% in Spain

Spain: 18.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 28% in Spain

Spain: 27.6% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)

People in Spain rate their lives 1.24 points higher than in Türkiye

Spain: 6.54 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)

Adults in Spain drink 5.4 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye

Spain: 12.1 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)

Spain has 2 times as much meat per person as Türkiye

Spain: 100.8 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)

Türkiye has 515 kcal more food per person per day than Spain

Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)

Workers in Türkiye put in 109 more hours a year than in Spain

Spain: 1,638 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)

Adults in Spain went to school 1.8 years longer than in Türkiye

Spain: 10.8 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)

Spain welcomed 3.2 times as many tourists per resident as Türkiye (2019)

Spain: 1.92 (2024) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

Spain has 28 more World Heritage sites than Türkiye (50 against 22)

Spain: 50 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

Spain has won 195 Olympic medals, Türkiye 111

Spain: 195 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

96% of people in Spain are online, versus 90% in Türkiye

Spain: 96% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Home internet in Spain is 58% faster than in Türkiye

Spain: 324 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

Spain and Türkiye are practically level

Spain: 100% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)

89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 81% in Spain

Spain: 81% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)

Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108

Spain: 130 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)

Spain’s railway network is 51% longer than Türkiye’s

Spain: 15,963 km (2021) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)

Airlines from Spain fly 30% more passengers per resident than those from Türkiye

Spain: 1.91 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)

Forest covers 38% of Spain, but only 29% of Türkiye

Spain: 38.2% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

The average person in Türkiye emits 28% more CO₂ than someone in Spain

Spain: 4.6 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)

56% of Spain’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Türkiye

Spain: 55.9% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

The air in Türkiye carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in Spain

Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 4.7 times as likely to be murdered in Türkiye as in Spain

Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)

Roads in Türkiye are 85% deadlier than in Spain

Spain: 6.2 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Spain is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Türkiye

Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Türkiye gets 2% more rain than Spain

Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)