Valencian Community is 1.20× the size of Apulia
Valencian Community (autonomous community of Spain) covers about 23,300 km² (8,980 mi²) and Apulia (region of Italy) about 19,500 km² (7,510 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 23,300km²Valencian Community
- 19,500km²Apulia
100 km
- Valencian Community
- Apulia
What fits
- Apulia is 84% of the size of Valencian Community.
- Valencian Community is larger by 3,810 km² (1,470 mi²), which is 20% of the area of Apulia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Valencian Community is about 0.76, Apulia about 0.63.
How they differ
- Valencian Community also has the larger population: 5.3 million against 4.0 million, 1.32× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 229 in Valencian Community against 207 in Apulia: Valencian Community is 1.10× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,470 km apart.
- Together Valencian Community and Apulia cover 42,700 km², close to the size of Denmark (42,700 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,810 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Apulia's density, Valencian Community would have 4.8 million people (it has 5.3 million). At Valencian Community's density, Apulia would have 4.4 million (it has 4.0 million).
- Apulia's centre is 1.6° of latitude, about 180 km, farther north than Valencian Community's.
- Valencian Community is the 8th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 4.6% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Apulia is the 7th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 6.5% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 39°N and 41°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Valencian Community would have about 4,380 m² and each person in Apulia about 4,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Valencian Community and Apulia would cover 42,700 km², about the same size as Denmark.
- Together they have 9.3 million people, about as many people as Tajikistan.
Side by side
| Valencian Community | Apulia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous communitySpain | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 23,300 km²8,980 mi² | 19,500 km²7,510 mi² |
| Official area | 23,300 km²Wikidata | 19,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 19in Spain | 7th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 5.3 millionWikidata, 2024 | 4.0 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 19in Spain | 8th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 229 per km² | 207 per km² |
| Capital | Valencia | Bari |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 41°N | 40°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2019. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 23,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 23,300 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 19,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 19,500 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 Valencian Community and Apulia 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