Quebec is 17.2× the size of Andalusia
Quebec (province of Canada) covers about 1,506,000 km² (581,000 mi²) and Andalusia (autonomous community of Spain) about 87,700 km² (33,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,506,000km²Quebec
- 87,700km²Andalusia
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- Quebec
- Andalusia
What fits
- Andalusia fits inside Quebec about 17.2 times by area.
- Quebec is larger by 1,418,000 km² (547,000 mi²), which is 1,617% of the area of Andalusia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Quebec is about 49.1, Andalusia about 2.86.
How they differ
- Quebec is larger, but Andalusia has the larger population: 8.6 million against 8.5 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 98 in Andalusia against 5.6 in Quebec: Andalusia is 17.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,320 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Quebec at 53°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Andalusia at 37°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Quebec as 29.9× the size of Andalusia instead of 17.2×.
- Together Quebec and Andalusia cover 1,593,000 km², close to the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km², 1.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,418,000 km², is about the size of Peru (1,290,000 km²).
- At Andalusia's density, Quebec would have 148.0 million people (it has 8.5 million). At Quebec's density, Andalusia would have 495,000 (it has 8.6 million).
- Quebec's centre is 15.6° of latitude, about 1,730 km, farther north than Andalusia's.
- Quebec is the 2nd largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 15% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Andalusia is the 2nd largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 17% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Quebec lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,730 km) north of Andalusia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Quebec would have about 177,080 m² and each person in Andalusia about 10,170 m².
- Laid side by side, Quebec and Andalusia would cover 1,593,000 km², about the same size as Mongolia.
- Together they have 17.1 million people, about as many people as Guatemala.
Side by side
| Quebec | Andalusia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 1,506,000 km²581,000 mi² | 87,700 km²33,900 mi² |
| Official area | 1,542,000 km²Wikidata | 87,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 13in Canada | 2nd of 19in Spain |
| Population | 8.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 8.6 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 13in Canada | 1st of 19in Spain |
| Density | 5.6 per km² | 98 per km² |
| Capital | Quebec City | Seville |
| Latitude range | 45°N to 63°N | 36°N to 39°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 1,506,000 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,542,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 87,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 87,700 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 Andalusia 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