Grand Est is 1.04× the size of Nova Scotia
Grand Est (region of France) covers about 57,400 km² (22,200 mi²) and Nova Scotia (province of Canada) about 55,100 km² (21,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 57,400km²Grand Est
- 55,100km²Nova Scotia
100 km
- Grand Est
- Nova Scotia
What fits
- Nova Scotia is 96% of the size of Grand Est.
- Grand Est is larger by 2,270 km² (876 mi²), which is 4.1% of the area of Nova Scotia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Grand Est is about 1.87, Nova Scotia about 1.80.
How they differ
- Grand Est also has the larger population: 5.6 million against 969,000, 5.74× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 97 in Grand Est against 18 in Nova Scotia: Grand Est is 5.51× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,070 km apart.
- Together Grand Est and Nova Scotia cover 112,000 km², close to the size of Honduras (112,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,270 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Nova Scotia's density, Grand Est would have 1.0 million people (it has 5.6 million). At Grand Est's density, Nova Scotia would have 5.3 million (it has 969,000).
- Grand Est's centre is 3.5° of latitude, about 390 km, farther north than Nova Scotia's.
- Grand Est is the 5th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 9.0% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Nova Scotia is the 12th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 0.6% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Grand Est lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 392 km) north of Nova Scotia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Grand Est would have about 10,320 m² and each person in Nova Scotia about 56,850 m².
- Laid side by side, Grand Est and Nova Scotia would cover 112,000 km², about the same size as Honduras.
- Together they have 6.5 million people, about as many people as Serbia.
Side by side
| Grand Est | Nova Scotia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | ProvinceCanada |
| Area, measured | 57,400 km²22,200 mi² | 55,100 km²21,300 mi² |
| Official area | 57,400 km²Wikidata | 55,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 18in France | 12th of 13in Canada |
| Population | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2022 | 969,000Wikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 18in France | 7th of 13in Canada |
| Density | 97 per km² | 18 per km² |
| Capital | Strasbourg | Halifax |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 50°N | 43°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 57,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 57,400 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 55,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 55,100 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Grand Est is the departments 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