Michoacán is 1.07× the size of Nova Scotia
Michoacán (state of Mexico) covers about 58,900 km² (22,700 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.
- 58,900km²Michoacán
- 55,100km²Nova Scotia
100 km
- Michoacán
- Nova Scotia
What fits
- Nova Scotia is 94% of the size of Michoacán.
- Michoacán is larger by 3,770 km² (1,460 mi²), which is 6.8% of the area of Nova Scotia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Michoacán is about 1.92, Nova Scotia about 1.80.
How they differ
- Michoacán also has the larger population: 4.6 million against 969,000, 4.73× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 78 in Michoacán against 18 in Nova Scotia: Michoacán is 4.43× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,560 km apart.
- On a standard web map Nova Scotia looks larger than Michoacán: Michoacán at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Nova Scotia at 45°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Nova Scotia as 1.68× the size of Michoacán, when Michoacán is 1.07× the size of Nova Scotia.
- Together Michoacán and Nova Scotia cover 114,000 km², close to the size of Bulgaria (113,000 km², 1.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,770 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Nova Scotia's density, Michoacán would have 1.0 million people (it has 4.6 million). At Michoacán's density, Nova Scotia would have 4.3 million (it has 969,000).
- Nova Scotia's centre is 25.9° of latitude, about 2,890 km, farther north than Michoacán's.
- Michoacán is the 16th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 15th 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.
- Nova Scotia lies about 26° of latitude (roughly 2,890 km) north of Michoacán.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Michoacán would have about 12,840 m² and each person in Nova Scotia about 56,850 m².
- Laid side by side, Michoacán and Nova Scotia would cover 114,000 km², about the same size as Bulgaria.
- Together they have 5.6 million people, about as many people as Norway.
Side by side
| Michoacán | Nova Scotia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | ProvinceCanada |
| Area, measured | 58,900 km²22,700 mi² | 55,100 km²21,300 mi² |
| Official area | 58,600 km²Wikidata | 55,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 16th of 32in Mexico | 12th of 13in Canada |
| Population | 4.6 millionWikidata, 2015 | 969,000Wikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 9th of 32in Mexico | 7th of 13in Canada |
| Density | 78 per km² | 18 per km² |
| Capital | Morelia | Halifax |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 20°N | 43°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 58,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 58,900 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
- 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