Country size comparison

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Spain is about 1.2 times bigger than California.

California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Spain is approximately 505,370 sq km, making Spain 25% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (9.9 million more people live in Spain).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of California vs. Spain uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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