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title: "Germany vs Spain — area, population, currency"
description: "Germany is 357,022 km² with 83,491,249 people; Spain is 505,370 km² with 49,355,143. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/germany-vs-spain/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Germany vs Spain

**Germany vs Spain: Spain is larger; Germany has more people**

357,022 km² vs 505,370 km² · 83,491,249 vs 49,355,143

Spain is 1.4 times larger than Germany — 505,370 against 357,022 km². Germany is 1.7 times more populous than Spain — 83,491,249 against 49,355,143 people.

## Side by side

|  | Germany | Spain |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Berlin | Madrid |
| Area | 357,022 km² | 505,370 km² |
| Population | 83,491,249 (2025) | 49,355,143 (2025) |
| Density | 233.9 /km² | 97.7 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | German | Spanish |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+00:00, UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +49 | +34 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
| ISO codes | DE / DEU | ES / ESP |

## Population density

Germany is 2.4 times more densely populated than Spain — 234 against 98 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Practical differences

- Spain spans 2 time zones, so "local time" there is not a single answer.

## Germany

Germany borders nine countries, more than any other in Europe. The Rhine carries more freight than any other river in Europe. The country has around 25,000 castles and palaces, and the Black Forest and Bavarian Alps mean about a third of it is wooded.

## Spain

After Switzerland, Spain is the most mountainous country in Europe, with an average elevation around 650 m. The Canary Islands sit off Africa, which is why part of Spain is on a different time zone and why Teide, at 3,715 m, is the country's highest point. Spain has more olive trees than any other country, around 340 million.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is Germany bigger than Spain?

Spain is larger — 505,370 km² against 357,022 km².

### Which has more people, Germany or Spain?

Germany, with 83,491,249 against 49,355,143.

### What is the time difference between Germany and Spain?

Germany is UTC+01:00 and Spain is UTC+00:00, UTC+01:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

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## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]