Nova Scotia is 1.09× the size of Punjab
Nova Scotia (province of Canada) covers about 55,100 km² (21,300 mi²) and Punjab (state of India) about 50,400 km² (19,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 55,100km²Nova Scotia
- 50,400km²Punjab
100 km
- Nova Scotia
- Punjab
What fits
- Punjab is 91% of the size of Nova Scotia.
- Nova Scotia is larger by 4,730 km² (1,830 mi²), which is 9.4% of the area of Punjab.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nova Scotia is about 1.80, Punjab about 1.64.
How they differ
- Nova Scotia is larger, but Punjab has the larger population: 27.7 million against 969,000, 28.6× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 551 in Punjab against 18 in Nova Scotia: Punjab is 31.3× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,600 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Nova Scotia at 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and Punjab at 31°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Nova Scotia as 1.62× the size of Punjab instead of 1.09×.
- Together Nova Scotia and Punjab cover 105,000 km², close to the size of Iceland (102,000 km², 2.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 4,730 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Punjab's density, Nova Scotia would have 30.3 million people (it has 969,000). At Nova Scotia's density, Punjab would have 886,000 (it has 27.7 million).
- Nova Scotia's centre is 14.3° of latitude, about 1,590 km, farther north than Punjab'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.
- Punjab is the 20th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Nova Scotia lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,590 km) north of Punjab.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nova Scotia would have about 56,850 m² and each person in Punjab about 1,820 m².
- Laid side by side, Nova Scotia and Punjab would cover 105,000 km², 1.03× the size of Iceland.
- Together they have 28.7 million people, about as many people as Cameroon.
Side by side
| Nova Scotia | Punjab | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 55,100 km²21,300 mi² | 50,400 km²19,500 mi² |
| Official area | 55,300 km²Wikidata | 50,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 13in Canada | 20th of 36in India |
| Population | 969,000Wikidata, 2021 | 27.7 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 13in Canada | 17th of 36in India |
| Density | 18 per km² | 551 per km² |
| Capital | Halifax | Chandigarh |
| Latitude range | 43°N to 47°N | 30°N to 33°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2011. 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 50,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 50,400 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