Majorca/Mallorca is an island of Spain located in the Mediterranean region, whereas Gran Canaria is also an island of Spain located in the Atlantic ocean. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Majorca and Gran Canaria regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Majorca bigger than Gran Canaria?
The total area of Majorca is 3,640.11 sq km, and the total area of Gran Canaria is 1,560.11 sq km. Majorca is bigger than Gran Canaria by 2,080 sq km. Majorca is around 2.33 times bigger than Gran Canaria.
Area of Majorca: 1,405.45 sq mi ( 3,640.11 km2 )
Area of Gran Canaria: 602.36 sq mi ( 1,560.11 km2 )
Population
Based on the Eurostat data, the total population of Majorca as of 2019 was estimated to be around 923,608.
Based on the Eurostat and Instituto Nacional de Estadistica data, the total population of Gran Canaria as of 2019 was estimated to be around 865,756.
Here is some more data comparison between Majorca and Gran Canaria.
The capital city of Majorca is Palma, and the capital city of Gran Canaria is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Official Languages
Majorca: Spanish
Gran Canaria: Spanish
Human Development Index
HDI of Majorca (Spain) as of 2019: 0.904
HDI of Gran Canaria as of 2018: 0.861
Majorca Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Gran Canaria Timezone:
UTC + 00:00 (Western European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 01:00 (Western European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Majorca:
39° 37′ 0″ N, 2° 59′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Gran Canaria:
27° 58′ 0″ N, 15° 36′ 0″ W
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