Ireland is 1.26× the size of Nova Scotia
Ireland (Europe) covers about 69,400 km² (26,800 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.
- 69,400km²Ireland
- 55,100km²Nova Scotia
100 km
- Ireland
- Nova Scotia
What fits
- Nova Scotia is 79% of the size of Ireland.
- Ireland is larger by 14,300 km² (5,540 mi²), which is 26% of the area of Nova Scotia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ireland is about 2.26, Nova Scotia about 1.80.
How they differ
- Ireland also has the larger population: 5.1 million against 969,000, 5.31× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 74 in Ireland against 18 in Nova Scotia: Ireland is 4.22× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,010 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ireland at 53°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Nova Scotia at 45°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Ireland as 1.74× the size of Nova Scotia instead of 1.26×.
- Together Ireland and Nova Scotia cover 125,000 km², close to the size of Eritrea (123,000 km², 1.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 14,300 km², is about the size of Montenegro (13,700 km²).
- At Nova Scotia's density, Ireland would have 1.2 million people (it has 5.1 million). At Ireland's density, Nova Scotia would have 4.1 million (it has 969,000).
- Ireland's centre is 8.0° of latitude, about 890 km, farther north than Nova Scotia's.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- 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.
- Ireland lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 890 km) north of Nova Scotia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ireland would have about 13,490 m² and each person in Nova Scotia about 56,850 m².
- Laid side by side, Ireland and Nova Scotia would cover 125,000 km², about the same size as Eritrea.
- Together they have 6.1 million people, about as many people as Turkmenistan.
- Counted as a country, Nova Scotia would rank 127th by area and 162nd by population.
Side by side
| Ireland | Nova Scotia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | ProvinceCanada |
| Area, measured | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² | 55,100 km²21,300 mi² |
| Official area | 69,800 km²Wikidata | 55,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 122nd of 239worldwide | 12th of 13in Canada |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 969,000Wikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 123rd of 237worldwide | 7th of 13in Canada |
| Density | 74 per km² | 18 per km² |
| Capital | Dublin | Halifax |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 55°N | 43°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 69,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 69,400 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 for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- 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