| Island | Area Sq. Miles | Population (1996) | Pop Sq. Miles |
| Tenerife | 786 Sq. Miles | 665,562 | 847.9/Sq. Mile |
| Fuerteventura | 641 Sq. Miles | 41,629 | 64.9/Sq. Mile |
| Gran Canaria | 602 Sq. Miles | 714,139 | 1186.3/Sq. Mile |
| Lanzarote | 327 Sq. Mile | 77,233 | 236.2/Sq. Mile |
| La Palma | 327 Sq. Mile | 81,521 | 298.6/Sq. Mile |
| La Gomera | 143 Sq. Mile | 16,978 | 118.7/Sq. Mile |
| El Hiero | 104 Sq. Mile | 8,338 | 80.2/Sq. Mile |
| All Islands | 2,875 Sq. Miles | 1,605,400 | 558.4/Sq. Mile |
To allow a comparison, this is the area of other islands in different parts of the world:
| ISLAND | LOCATION | sq.MILES |
| Big Island of Hawai'i | (Hawaiian Islands) | 4.037 sq.miles |
| Bali | (Indonesia) | 2.171 sq.miles |
| Mallorca | (Balearic Isl.) | 1.405 sq.miles |
| Mauritius | (Indian Ocean) | 720 sq.miles |
| Guadeloupe | (Antillas) | 687 sq.miles |
| Oahu | (Hawaiian Islands) | 593 sq.miles |
| Rodhes | (Egean Sea) | 540 sq.miles |
| Martinique | (Antillas) | 425 sq.miles |
| Tahiti | (Polinesia) | 402 sq.miles |
| Corfu | (Ionian Sea) | 229 sq.miles |
| Man | (Irish Sea) | 227 sq.miles |
| Ibiza | (Balearic Isl.) | 221 sq.miles |
| Wight | (British Isles) | 147 sq.miles |
| Jersey | (Channel islands) | 45 sq.miles |