Wales is a country located in Europe and is a part of the United Kingdom, whereas Catalonia is an autonomous community in the northeastern corner of Spain. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Wales and Catalonia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Wales bigger than Catalonia?
The total area of Wales is 20,779 sq km, and the total area of Catalonia is 32,108 sq km. Wales is smaller than Catalonia by 11,329 sq km. Wales is around 1.55 times smaller than Catalonia.
Area of Wales: 8,023 sq mi ( 20,779 km2 )
Area of Catalonia: 12,397 sq mi ( 32,108 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat data, the total population of Wales as of 2019 was estimated to be around 3.136 Million.
Based on Eurostat data, the total population of Catalonia as of 2019 was estimated to be around 7.566 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between Wales and Catalonia.
The capital city of Wales is Cardiff, and the capital city of Catalonia is Barcelona.
Official Languages
Wales: Welsh, English
Catalonia: Spanish, Catalan
Human Development Index
HDI of Wales as of 2018: 0.883
HDI of Catalonia as of 2018: 0.916
Wales Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
Nustr Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Wales:
52° 18′ 0″ N, 3° 36′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Catalonia:
41° 49′ 0″ N, 1° 28′ 0″ E
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