Quebec is 1.17× the size of Peru
Quebec (province of Canada) covers about 1,506,000 km² (581,000 mi²) and Peru (South America) about 1,290,000 km² (498,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,506,000km²Quebec
- 1,290,000km²Peru
500 km
- Quebec
- Peru
What fits
- Peru is 86% of the size of Quebec.
- Quebec is larger by 216,000 km² (83,300 mi²), which is 17% of the area of Peru.
- Measured in Belgiums: Quebec is about 49.1, Peru about 42.1.
How they differ
- Quebec is larger, but Peru has the larger population: 34.2 million against 8.5 million, 4.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 26 in Peru against 5.6 in Quebec: Peru is 4.69× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,910 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Quebec at 53°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Peru at 9°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Quebec as 3.15× the size of Peru instead of 1.17×.
- Together Quebec and Peru cover 2,795,000 km², close to the size of Argentina (2,783,000 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 216,000 km², is about the size of Guyana (211,000 km²).
- At Peru's density, Quebec would have 39.9 million people (it has 8.5 million). At Quebec's density, Peru would have 7.3 million (it has 34.2 million).
- Quebec's centre is 62.1° of latitude, about 6,910 km, farther north than Peru'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.
- Peru ranks 21st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Quebec lies about 62° of latitude (roughly 6,910 km) north of Peru, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Quebec would have about 177,080 m² and each person in Peru about 37,760 m².
- Laid side by side, Quebec and Peru would cover 2,795,000 km², about the same size as Argentina.
- Together they have 42.7 million people, about as many people as Afghanistan.
- Counted as a country, Quebec would rank 20th by area and 100th by population.
Side by side
| Quebec | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 1,506,000 km²581,000 mi² | 1,290,000 km²498,000 mi² |
| Official area | 1,542,000 km²Wikidata | 1,285,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 13in Canada | 20th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 8.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 34.2 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 13in Canada | 44th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 5.6 per km² | 26 per km² |
| Capital | Quebec City | Lima |
| Latitude range | 45°N to 63°N | 18°S to 0°S |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2025. 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 1,285,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,290,000 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