Nova Scotia and Croatia are almost exactly the same size
Nova Scotia (province of Canada) covers about 55,100 km² (21,300 mi²) and Croatia (Europe) about 55,000 km² (21,200 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 55,100km²Nova Scotia
- 55,000km²Croatia
100 km
- Nova Scotia
- Croatia
What fits
- Croatia is 100% of the size of Nova Scotia.
- The measured areas differ by 85.2 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nova Scotia is about 1.80, Croatia about 1.79.
How they differ
- Nova Scotia is larger, but Croatia has the larger population: 3.9 million against 969,000, 3.99× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 70 in Croatia against 18 in Nova Scotia: Croatia is 4.00× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,980 km apart.
- Together Nova Scotia and Croatia cover 110,000 km², close to the size of Cuba (110,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
- At Croatia's density, Nova Scotia would have 3.9 million people (it has 969,000). At Nova Scotia's density, Croatia would have 968,000 (it has 3.9 million).
- Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
- 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.
- Croatia ranks 128th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 45°N and 45°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nova Scotia would have about 56,850 m² and each person in Croatia about 14,210 m².
- Laid side by side, Nova Scotia and Croatia would cover 110,000 km², about the same size as Cuba.
- Together they have 4.8 million people, about as many people as Oman.
- Counted as a country, Nova Scotia would rank 127th by area and 162nd by population.
Side by side
| Nova Scotia | Croatia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 55,100 km²21,300 mi² | 55,000 km²21,200 mi² |
| Official area | 55,300 km²Wikidata | 56,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 13in Canada | 127th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 969,000Wikidata, 2021 | 3.9 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 13in Canada | 131st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 18 per km² | 70 per km² |
| Capital | Halifax | Zagreb |
| Latitude range | 43°N to 47°N | 42°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 55,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 55,100 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 55,000 km² is 2.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 56,600 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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