Montenegro is 1.85× the size of Canary Islands
Montenegro (Europe) covers about 13,700 km² (5,300 mi²) and Canary Islands (autonomous community of Spain) about 7,440 km² (2,870 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 13,700km²Montenegro
- 7,440km²Canary Islands
100 km
- Montenegro
- Canary Islands
What fits
- Canary Islands is 54% of the size of Montenegro.
- Montenegro is larger by 6,290 km² (2,430 mi²), which is 85% of the area of Canary Islands.
- Measured in Belgiums: Montenegro is about 0.45, Canary Islands about 0.24.
How they differ
- Montenegro is larger, but Canary Islands has the larger population: 2.2 million against 617,000, 3.61× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 300 in Canary Islands against 45 in Montenegro: Canary Islands is 6.67× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,510 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Montenegro at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Canary Islands at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Montenegro as 2.66× the size of Canary Islands instead of 1.85×.
- Together Montenegro and Canary Islands cover 21,200 km², close to the size of El Salvador (20,500 km², 2.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 6,290 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Canary Islands's density, Montenegro would have 4.1 million people (it has 617,000). At Montenegro's density, Canary Islands would have 334,000 (it has 2.2 million).
- Montenegro's centre is 14.4° of latitude, about 1,610 km, farther north than Canary Islands's.
- Montenegro ranks 161st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- 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.
- Montenegro lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,610 km) north of Canary Islands.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Montenegro would have about 22,240 m² and each person in Canary Islands about 3,340 m².
- Laid side by side, Montenegro and Canary Islands would cover 21,200 km², 1.03× the size of El Salvador.
- Together they have 2.8 million people, about as many people as Lithuania.
- Counted as a country, Canary Islands would rank 170th by area and 146th by population.
Side by side
| Montenegro | Canary Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 13,700 km²5,300 mi² | 7,440 km²2,870 mi² |
| Official area | 13,900 km²Wikidata | 7,450 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 160th of 239worldwide | 13th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 617,000Wikidata, 2022 | 2.2 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 167th of 237worldwide | 8th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 45 per km² | 300 per km² |
| Capital | Podgorica | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 44°N | 28°N to 29°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 13,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 13,700 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 7,450 km² agrees with our measured area of 7,440 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. The outline of Canary Islands 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