Total & land area: Spain vs Tunisia size comparison [2026]

Spain is 3.09 times bigger by total area compared to Tunisia: 195,364 sq mi vs 63,170 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Spain is 192,934 sq mi vs 59,985 sq mi for Tunisia — a 3.22 times difference in territory size.

Spain ranks 50/197 by total surface area vs 90/197 for Tunisia.
Spain occupies 0.34% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.1% for Tunisia.
49.6% of Spain's area is agricultural land vs 62.4% in Tunisia.
Spain has 0.52% of the world's agricultural land area — Tunisia has 0.2%.
37.2% of Spain is covered by forests, compared to 4.55% in Tunisia.
0.46% of the world's forests are in Spain, and 0.02% are in Tunisia.

True size map comparison: Spain vs Tunisia

See how Spain and Tunisia compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Spain	Tunisia
Total area	195,364 sq mi	63,170 sq mi
Size difference ratio	3.09	1
Total area rank	50/197	90/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.1%	0.03%
Land area	192,934 sq mi	59,985 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	3.22	1
Land area rank	51/197	91/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.34%	0.1%
Population	48,848,840	12,277,109
Population density	253 ppl/mi²	207.1 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Spain	Tunisia
Forest area	71,757 sq mi	2,731 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	37.2%	4.55%
Forest area rank	33/196	132/196
World's forests share	0.46%	0.02%
Agricultural land area	95,648 sq mi	37,454 sq mi
Agricultural land share	49.6%	62.4%
Agricultural land area rank	45/194	73/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.52%	0.2%
Arable land	44,389 sq mi	10,932 sq mi
Arable land share	23%	18.2%
Arable land area rank	26/191	69/191
Permanent cropland	19,729 sq mi	8,182 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	10.2%	13.6%
Permanent cropland area rank	10/192	20/192
Water area	2,430 sq mi	3,185 sq mi
Water as share of total area	1.24%	5.04%
Water area rank	59/197	52/197
Roads length	424,505 mi	12,272 mi
Land borders length	1,213 mi	929 mi
Coastline length	3,084 mi	713 mi
Share of marine protected waters	12.8%	1.1%

Spain vs Tunisia size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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