Canary Islands is 1.01× the size of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Canary Islands (autonomous community of Spain) covers about 7,440 km² (2,870 mi²) and Friuli-Venezia Giulia (region of Italy) about 7,340 km² (2,830 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 7,440km²Canary Islands
- 7,340km²Friuli-Venezia Giulia
100 km
- Canary Islands
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia
What fits
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia is 99% of the size of Canary Islands.
- Canary Islands is larger by 93.7 km² (36.2 mi²), which is 1.3% of the area of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Canary Islands is about 0.24, Friuli-Venezia Giulia about 0.24.
How they differ
- Canary Islands also has the larger population: 2.2 million against 1.2 million, 1.83× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 300 in Canary Islands against 166 in Friuli-Venezia Giulia: Canary Islands is 1.81× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,190 km apart.
- On a standard web map Friuli-Venezia Giulia looks larger than Canary Islands: Canary Islands at 28°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Friuli-Venezia Giulia at 46°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Friuli-Venezia Giulia as 1.59× the size of Canary Islands, when Canary Islands is 1.01× the size of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
- Together Canary Islands and Friuli-Venezia Giulia cover 14,800 km², close to the size of East Timor (15,100 km², 2.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 93.7 km², is about the size of Maldives (109 km²).
- At Friuli-Venezia Giulia's density, Canary Islands would have 1.2 million people (it has 2.2 million). At Canary Islands's density, Friuli-Venezia Giulia would have 2.2 million (it has 1.2 million).
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia's centre is 17.8° of latitude, about 1,980 km, farther north than Canary Islands's.
- Canary Islands is the 13th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia is the 17th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 2.4% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 1,980 km) north of Canary Islands.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Canary Islands would have about 3,340 m² and each person in Friuli-Venezia Giulia about 6,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Canary Islands and Friuli-Venezia Giulia would cover 14,800 km², about the same size as East Timor.
- Together they have 3.4 million people, about as many people as Uruguay.
Side by side
| Canary Islands | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous communitySpain | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 7,440 km²2,870 mi² | 7,340 km²2,830 mi² |
| Official area | 7,450 km²Wikidata | 7,860 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 19in Spain | 17th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 2.2 millionWikidata, 2024 | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 8th of 19in Spain | 15th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 300 per km² | 166 per km² |
| Capital | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Trieste |
| Latitude range | 28°N to 29°N | 46°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2019. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 7,450 km² agrees with our measured area of 7,440 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 7,340 km² is 6.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 7,860 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Canary Islands and Friuli-Venezia Giulia is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12