Have you ever thought about the size of British Columbia?
While B.C. is fairly large when compared to other parts of Canada, it’s also quite big (and small) when placed against other locations in the world. If you’ve ever wondered about the geographical and population size difference of beautiful B.C. and other countries and even continents, we break down all the most interesting ones here.
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And for reference, B.C. is 944,735 km² with a population of 5 million.
The Size of British Columbia vs. Other Parts of the World
Europe
Size: 9,356,497 km²
Population: 745.1M
Greenland
Size: 2,166,086 km²
Population: 56,609
Mexico
Size: 1,972,550 km²
Population: 124.8M
Africa
Size: 30,370,000 km²
Population: 1.6B
South America
Size: 17,815,647 km²
Population: 434.3M
Australia
Size: 7,692,024 km²
Population: 27.3M
Japan
Size: 377,972 km²
Population: 123.8M
India
Size: 3,287,263 km²
Population: 1.5B
North American East Coast
All of the data used in this article is from The True Size, a website that gives you an in-depth look into how big and small every place in the world is.
