diff --git a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/express/_core.py b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/express/_core.py
index 1b5aee6e0f4..4ccfa063d84 100644
--- a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/express/_core.py
+++ b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/express/_core.py
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ def init_figure(args, subplot_type, frame_list, nrows, ncols, col_labels, row_la
                 main_size = 0.84
 
             row_heights = [main_size] * (nrows - 1) + [1 - main_size]
-            vertical_spacing = 0.01
+            vertical_spacing = 0.012 * 600 / args["height"]
         elif args.get("facet_col_wrap", 0):
             vertical_spacing = 0.07
         else:
@@ -1343,7 +1343,8 @@ def init_figure(args, subplot_type, frame_list, nrows, ncols, col_labels, row_la
                 main_size = 0.84
 
             column_widths = [main_size] * (ncols - 1) + [1 - main_size]
-            horizontal_spacing = 0.005
+            width_adjustment = 1 if args["width"] is None else 600 / args["width"]
+            horizontal_spacing = 0.012 * width_adjustment
         else:
             horizontal_spacing = 0.02
     else: