This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Spain and Gibraltar. There, we provide many explanations and details per country that go far beyond this comparison.
General information
| Spain | Gibraltar | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Southern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Area: | 505,935 km² | 7 km² |
| National language: | Spanish | English |
| Government form: | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Parliamentary democracy (self-governing territory of the UK) |
| Capital: | Madrid | Gibraltar |
Population
Details for Spain and Gibraltar| Spain | Gibraltar | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 47,416,000 | 32,669 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 93.7 | 4,804.3 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 80 years | Ø 80 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 85 years | Ø 84 years |
| Average age: | Ø 43.9 years | Ø 35.5 years |
| Birth rate: | 7.10 ‰ | 10.84 ‰ |
| Death rate: | 10.40 ‰ | 8.69 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 4.35 ‰ | -3.25 ‰ |
Economy
| Spain | Gibraltar | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | euro (1 EUR = 100 Cent) | Gibraltar pound (1 GIP =100 Pence) |
| Unemployment rate: | 14.7 % | 1.0 % |
| ESP: total | per 1000 inh. | GIB: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exported goods: | 497,868 M US$ | 10.50 M US$ | 202 M US$ | 6.19 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 476,678 M US$ | 10.05 M US$ | 2,967 M US$ | 90.82 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for Spain and Gibraltar| ESP: total | per 1000 inh. | GIB: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 683,175 km | 14.41 km | 29 km | 0.89 km |
| Harbours: | 478 | 0.0101 | 202 | 6.1832 |
| Passenger airports: | 42 | 0.0009 | 1 | 0.0306 |
Energy balance
Details for Spain and Gibraltar| ESP: total | per 1000 inh. | GIB: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 239.50 bn kWh | 5.05 m kWh | 230.80 m kWh | 7.06 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 258.60 bn kWh | 5.45 m kWh | 238.80 m kWh | 7.31 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 14.18 bn kWh | 299,056.75 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 21.85 bn kWh | 460,817.34 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 239.98 m t | 5,061.19 t | 634,391.00 t | 19,418.75 t |
Telecommunication
Details for Spain and Gibraltar| Spain | Gibraltar | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +34 | +350 |
| Internet domain: | .es | .gi |
| ESP total | ESP per 1000 inh. | GIB total | GIB per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 19,075,931 | 402 | 17,167 | 525 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 56,805,348 | 1198 | 35,438 | 1085 |
| Internet server: | 4,228,000 | 89 | 3,509 | 107 |
| Internet users: | 44,522,214 | 939 | 30,854 | 944 |
| Broadband Internet: | 16,392,286 | 346 | 22,062 | 675 |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.The data for each country can be found here: Spain and Gibraltar
| Spain | Gibraltar | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 21.1 °C | 21.6 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 11.2 °C | 15.9 °C |
| Water temperature: | 16.7 °C | 17.3 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 68 % | 74 % |
| Rain days: | 5.9 | 4.6 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 7.0 | 7.6 |
Native languages
| Spain | Gibraltar | |
|---|---|---|
| English: | n/a | 88.9 % |
| Spanish: | 74.0 % | n/a |
| Catalan: | 17.0 % | n/a |
| Arabic: | n/a | 7.4 % |
| Galician: | 7.0 % | n/a |
| Basque: | 2.0 % | n/a |
| other: | 0.0 % | 3.7 % |
Religions
| Spain | Gibraltar | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 94.0 % | 88.3 % |
| Islam: | n/a | 4.0 % |
| Nondenominational: | n/a | 2.9 % |
| Jewry: | n/a | 2.1 % |
| Hinduism: | n/a | 1.8 % |
| other: | 6.0 % | 0.9 % |