Nova Scotia is 1.63× the size of Hainan
Nova Scotia (province of Canada) covers about 55,100 km² (21,300 mi²) and Hainan (province of China) about 33,800 km² (13,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 55,100km²Nova Scotia
- 33,800km²Hainan
100 km
- Nova Scotia
- Hainan
What fits
- Hainan is 61% of the size of Nova Scotia.
- Nova Scotia is larger by 21,300 km² (8,210 mi²), which is 63% of the area of Hainan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nova Scotia is about 1.80, Hainan about 1.10.
How they differ
- Nova Scotia is larger, but Hainan has the larger population: 10.1 million against 969,000, 10.4× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 298 in Hainan against 18 in Nova Scotia: Hainan is 16.9× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Nova Scotia at 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and Hainan at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Nova Scotia as 2.92× the size of Hainan instead of 1.63×.
- Together Nova Scotia and Hainan cover 88,900 km², close to the size of Jordan (88,900 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 21,300 km², is about the size of Djibouti (21,800 km²).
- At Hainan's density, Nova Scotia would have 16.4 million people (it has 969,000). At Nova Scotia's density, Hainan would have 595,000 (it has 10.1 million).
- Nova Scotia's centre is 26.0° of latitude, about 2,890 km, farther north than Hainan'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.
- Hainan is the 28th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.4% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Nova Scotia lies about 26° of latitude (roughly 2,890 km) north of Hainan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nova Scotia would have about 56,850 m² and each person in Hainan about 3,360 m².
- Laid side by side, Nova Scotia and Hainan would cover 88,900 km², about the same size as Jordan.
- Together they have 11.1 million people, about as many people as Somalia.
Side by side
| Nova Scotia | Hainan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 55,100 km²21,300 mi² | 33,800 km²13,100 mi² |
| Official area | 55,300 km²Wikidata | 33,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 13in Canada | 28th of 31in China |
| Population | 969,000Wikidata, 2021 | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 13in Canada | 28th of 31in China |
| Density | 18 per km² | 298 per km² |
| Capital | Halifax | Haikou |
| Latitude range | 43°N to 47°N | 18°N to 20°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 33,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 33,800 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, 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