Nova Scotia is 1.29× the size of Denmark
Nova Scotia (province of Canada) covers about 55,100 km² (21,300 mi²) and Denmark (Europe) about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 55,100km²Nova Scotia
- 42,700km²Denmark
100 km
- Nova Scotia
- Denmark
What fits
- Denmark is 77% of the size of Nova Scotia.
- Nova Scotia is larger by 12,400 km² (4,790 mi²), which is 29% of the area of Denmark.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nova Scotia is about 1.80, Denmark about 1.39.
How they differ
- Nova Scotia is larger, but Denmark has the larger population: 5.8 million against 969,000, 6.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 136 in Denmark against 18 in Nova Scotia: Denmark is 7.75× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,070 km apart.
- On a standard web map Denmark looks larger than Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia at 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and Denmark at 56°N about 3.2×, so the map shows Denmark as 1.23× the size of Nova Scotia, when Nova Scotia is 1.29× the size of Denmark.
- Together Nova Scotia and Denmark cover 97,800 km², close to the size of South Korea (98,500 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 12,400 km², is about the size of Vanuatu (12,300 km²).
- At Denmark's density, Nova Scotia would have 7.5 million people (it has 969,000). At Nova Scotia's density, Denmark would have 751,000 (it has 5.8 million).
- Denmark's centre is 10.8° of latitude, about 1,200 km, farther north than Nova Scotia'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.
- Denmark ranks 134th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Denmark lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,200 km) north of Nova Scotia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nova Scotia would have about 56,850 m² and each person in Denmark about 7,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Nova Scotia and Denmark would cover 97,800 km², about the same size as South Korea.
- Together they have 6.8 million people, about as many people as Paraguay.
- Counted as a country, Nova Scotia would rank 127th by area and 162nd by population.
Side by side
| Nova Scotia | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 55,100 km²21,300 mi² | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² |
| Official area | 55,300 km²Wikidata | 42,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 13in Canada | 133rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 969,000Wikidata, 2021 | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 13in Canada | 115th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 18 per km² | 136 per km² |
| Capital | Halifax | Copenhagen |
| Latitude range | 43°N to 47°N | 55°N to 58°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. 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 42,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,700 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