Nova Scotia is 1.86× the size of Galicia
Nova Scotia (province of Canada) covers about 55,100 km² (21,300 mi²) and Galicia (autonomous community of Spain) about 29,600 km² (11,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 55,100km²Nova Scotia
- 29,600km²Galicia
100 km
- Nova Scotia
- Galicia
What fits
- Galicia is 54% of the size of Nova Scotia.
- Nova Scotia is larger by 25,500 km² (9,850 mi²), which is 86% of the area of Galicia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nova Scotia is about 1.80, Galicia about 0.96.
How they differ
- Nova Scotia is larger, but Galicia has the larger population: 2.7 million against 969,000, 2.79× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 91 in Galicia against 18 in Nova Scotia: Galicia is 5.19× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,360 km apart.
- Together Nova Scotia and Galicia cover 84,700 km², close to the size of Austria (84,000 km², 0.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 25,500 km², is about the size of North Macedonia (25,400 km²).
- At Galicia's density, Nova Scotia would have 5.0 million people (it has 969,000). At Nova Scotia's density, Galicia would have 521,000 (it has 2.7 million).
- Nova Scotia's centre is 2.4° of latitude, about 270 km, farther north than Galicia'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.
- Galicia is the 7th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 5.8% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Nova Scotia lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 267 km) north of Galicia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nova Scotia would have about 56,850 m² and each person in Galicia about 10,950 m².
- Laid side by side, Nova Scotia and Galicia would cover 84,700 km², about the same size as Austria.
- Together they have 3.7 million people, 96% as many people as Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Side by side
| Nova Scotia | Galicia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 55,100 km²21,300 mi² | 29,600 km²11,400 mi² |
| Official area | 55,300 km²Wikidata | 29,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 13in Canada | 7th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 969,000Wikidata, 2021 | 2.7 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 13in Canada | 5th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 18 per km² | 91 per km² |
| Capital | Halifax | – |
| Latitude range | 43°N to 47°N | 42°N to 44°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 29,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 29,600 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 Galicia 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