Nova Scotia is about 3.9 times bigger than Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland is approximately 14,130 km² (5,456 sq mi), while Nova Scotia is approximately 55,283 km² (21,345 sq mi), making Nova Scotia 291% larger than Northern Ireland.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Northern Ireland vs. Nova Scotia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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