Slovenia is 2.73× the size of Canary Islands
Slovenia (Europe) covers about 20,300 km² (7,850 mi²) and Canary Islands (autonomous community of Spain) about 7,440 km² (2,870 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 20,300km²Slovenia
- 7,440km²Canary Islands
100 km
- Slovenia
- Canary Islands
What fits
- Canary Islands fits inside Slovenia about 2.73 times by area.
- Slovenia is larger by 12,900 km² (4,980 mi²), which is 173% of the area of Canary Islands.
- Measured in Belgiums: Slovenia is about 0.66, Canary Islands about 0.24.
How they differ
- Slovenia is larger, but Canary Islands has the larger population: 2.2 million against 2.1 million, 1.08× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 300 in Canary Islands against 102 in Slovenia: Canary Islands is 2.95× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,310 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Slovenia at 46°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Canary Islands at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Slovenia as 4.41× the size of Canary Islands instead of 2.73×.
- Together Slovenia and Canary Islands cover 27,800 km², close to the size of Albania (28,300 km², 2.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 12,900 km², is about the size of Bahamas (12,600 km²).
- At Canary Islands's density, Slovenia would have 6.1 million people (it has 2.1 million). At Slovenia's density, Canary Islands would have 756,000 (it has 2.2 million).
- Slovenia's centre is 17.8° of latitude, about 1,980 km, farther north than Canary Islands's.
- Slovenia ranks 155th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Canary Islands is the 13th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Slovenia lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 1,980 km) north of Canary Islands.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Slovenia would have about 9,830 m² and each person in Canary Islands about 3,340 m².
- Laid side by side, Slovenia and Canary Islands would cover 27,800 km², about the same size as Albania.
- Together they have 4.3 million people, 96% as many people as Kuwait.
- Counted as a country, Canary Islands would rank 170th by area and 146th by population.
Side by side
| Slovenia | Canary Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 20,300 km²7,850 mi² | 7,440 km²2,870 mi² |
| Official area | 20,300 km²Wikidata | 7,450 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 154th of 239worldwide | 13th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2018 | 2.2 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 146th of 237worldwide | 8th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 102 per km² | 300 per km² |
| Capital | Ljubljana | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Latitude range | 45°N to 47°N | 28°N to 29°N |
Population: Wikidata 2018 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 20,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,300 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 7,450 km² agrees with our measured area of 7,440 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. The outline of Canary Islands 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