--- title: "Singapore vs Spain — area, population, currency" description: "Singapore is 719 km² with 6,111,175 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/singapore-vs-spain/ site: "At One Place" --- # Singapore vs Spain **Singapore vs Spain: Spain is larger; Spain has more people** 719 km² vs 505,370 km² · 6,111,175 vs 49,355,143 Spain is 703 times larger than Singapore — 505,370 against 719 km². Spain is 8.1 times more populous than Singapore — 49,355,143 against 6,111,175 people. ## Side by side | | Singapore | Spain | | --- | --- | --- | | Capital | Singapore | Madrid | | Area | 719 km² | 505,370 km² | | Population | 6,111,175 (2025) | 49,355,143 (2025) | | Density | 8499.5 /km² | 97.7 /km² | | Currency | Singapore dollar (SGD) | Euro (EUR) | | Official languages | English, Malay, Tamil, Chinese | Spanish | | Time zones | UTC+08:00 | UTC+00:00, UTC+01:00 | | Calling code | +65 | +34 | | Drives on the | left | right | | Continent | Asia | Europe | | ISO codes | SG / SGP | ES / ESP | ## Population density Singapore is 87 times more densely populated than Spain — 8,500 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 - They drive on opposite sides — Singapore on the left, Spain on the right. - Different currencies: the Singapore dollar and the Euro. - Spain spans 2 time zones, so "local time" there is not a single answer. - Different continents — Asia and Europe. ## Singapore A city-state on one main island plus about sixty smaller ones, and it has grown roughly a quarter since 1965 by reclaiming land from the sea. The port is one of the busiest in the world by tonnage. Changi Airport's Jewel holds a 40 m indoor waterfall, the tallest of its kind. ## 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 Singapore bigger than Spain? Spain is larger — 505,370 km² against 719 km². ### Which has more people, Singapore or Spain? Spain, with 49,355,143 against 6,111,175. ### What is the time difference between Singapore and Spain? Singapore is UTC+08:00 and Spain is UTC+00:00, UTC+01:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it. ## Related pages - [Singapore](https://atoneplace.net/country/singapore/) - [Spain](https://atoneplace.net/country/spain/) - [India vs Spain](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/india-vs-spain/) - [India vs Singapore](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/india-vs-singapore/) - [China vs Spain](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-spain/) - [China vs Singapore](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-singapore/) - [Japan vs Spain](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/japan-vs-spain/) - [Japan vs Singapore](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/japan-vs-singapore/) - [Canada vs Spain](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-spain/) - [Canada vs Singapore](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-singapore/) - [Australia vs Spain](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-spain/) - [Australia vs Singapore](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-singapore/) - [New Zealand vs Spain](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/new-zealand-vs-spain/) - [New Zealand vs Singapore](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/new-zealand-vs-singapore/) ## 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]