British Columbia is 1.18× the size of New South Wales

What fits

• New South Wales is 85% of the size of British Columbia.
• British Columbia is larger by 144,000 km² (55,500 mi²), which is 18% of the area of New South Wales.
• Measured in Belgiums: British Columbia is about 30.8, New South Wales about 26.1.

How they differ

• British Columbia is larger, but New South Wales has the larger population: 8.5 million against 5.0 million, 1.71× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 11 in New South Wales against 5.3 in British Columbia: New South Wales is 2.01× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 12,800 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: British Columbia at 55°N is drawn about 3.0× too large and New South Wales at 32°S about 1.4×, so the map shows British Columbia as 2.51× the size of New South Wales instead of 1.18×.
• Together British Columbia and New South Wales cover 1,748,000 km², close to the size of Sudan (1,856,000 km², 6.2% bigger).
• The gap between them, 144,000 km², is about the size of Tajikistan (142,000 km²).
• At New South Wales's density, British Columbia would have 10.1 million people (it has 5.0 million). At British Columbia's density, New South Wales would have 4.2 million (it has 8.5 million).
• British Columbia's centre is 86.7° of latitude, about 9,640 km, farther north than New South Wales's.
• British Columbia is the 5th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 9.5% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
• New South Wales is the 5th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 10% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
• British Columbia lies about 87° of latitude (roughly 9,640 km) north of New South Wales, on the other side of the equator.
• Shared out evenly, each person in British Columbia would have about 189,090 m² and each person in New South Wales about 93,850 m².
• Laid side by side, British Columbia and New South Wales would cover 1,748,000 km², 94% of the size of Sudan.
• Together they have 13.5 million people, about as many people as Burundi.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Wikidata's official figure of 945,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 946,000 km², to within 2%.
• Wikidata's official figure of 801,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 802,000 km², to within 2%.

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