Nova Scotia is 1.72× the size of Catalonia
Nova Scotia (province of Canada) covers about 55,100 km² (21,300 mi²) and Catalonia (autonomous community of Spain) about 32,000 km² (12,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 55,100km²Nova Scotia
- 32,000km²Catalonia
100 km
- Nova Scotia
- Catalonia
What fits
- Catalonia is 58% of the size of Nova Scotia.
- Nova Scotia is larger by 23,100 km² (8,930 mi²), which is 72% of the area of Catalonia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nova Scotia is about 1.80, Catalonia about 1.04.
How they differ
- Nova Scotia is larger, but Catalonia has the larger population: 8.0 million against 969,000, 8.29× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 251 in Catalonia against 18 in Nova Scotia: Catalonia is 14.3× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,110 km apart.
- Together Nova Scotia and Catalonia cover 87,100 km², close to the size of Azerbaijan (86,200 km², 1.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 23,100 km², is about the size of Belize (22,300 km²).
- At Catalonia's density, Nova Scotia would have 13.8 million people (it has 969,000). At Nova Scotia's density, Catalonia would have 562,000 (it has 8.0 million).
- Nova Scotia's centre is 3.4° of latitude, about 370 km, farther north than Catalonia's.
- 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.
- Catalonia is the 6th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 6.3% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Nova Scotia lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 374 km) north of Catalonia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nova Scotia would have about 56,850 m² and each person in Catalonia about 3,980 m².
- Laid side by side, Nova Scotia and Catalonia would cover 87,100 km², about the same size as Azerbaijan.
- Together they have 9.0 million people, about as many people as Austria.
Side by side
| Nova Scotia | Catalonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 55,100 km²21,300 mi² | 32,000 km²12,300 mi² |
| Official area | 55,300 km²Wikidata | 31,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 13in Canada | 6th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 969,000Wikidata, 2021 | 8.0 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 13in Canada | 2nd of 19in Spain |
| Density | 18 per km² | 251 per km² |
| Capital | Halifax | Barcelona |
| Latitude range | 43°N to 47°N | 41°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 55,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 55,100 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 31,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 32,000 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 Catalonia 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