---
title: "Iceland vs Spain — area, population, currency"
description: "Iceland is 103,000 km² with 392,404 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/iceland-vs-spain/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Iceland vs Spain

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

103,000 km² vs 505,370 km² · 392,404 vs 49,355,143

Spain is 4.9 times larger than Iceland — 505,370 against 103,000 km². Spain is 126 times more populous than Iceland — 49,355,143 against 392,404 people.

## Side by side

|  | Iceland | Spain |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Reykjavík | Madrid |
| Area | 103,000 km² | 505,370 km² |
| Population | 392,404 (2025) | 49,355,143 (2025) |
| Density | 3.8 /km² | 97.7 /km² |
| Currency | Icelandic króna (ISK) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | Icelandic | Spanish |
| Time zones | UTC+00:00 | UTC+00:00, UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +354 | +34 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
| ISO codes | IS / ISL | ES / ESP |

## Population density

Spain is 26 times more densely populated than Iceland — 98 against 4 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

- Different currencies: the Icelandic króna and the Euro.
- Spain spans 2 time zones, so "local time" there is not a single answer.

## Iceland

Iceland sits astride the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, so the North American and Eurasian plates pull apart across the country at about 2 cm a year. Roughly eleven percent of it is under glacier, Vatnajökull alone covering some 7,900 km². Almost all its electricity and heating come from hydro and geothermal sources.

## 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 Iceland bigger than Spain?

Spain is larger — 505,370 km² against 103,000 km².

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

Spain, with 49,355,143 against 392,404.

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

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

## Related pages

- [Iceland](https://atoneplace.net/country/iceland/)
- [Spain](https://atoneplace.net/country/spain/)
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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]