Andorra vs Cyprus
Cyprus is 19.7 times larger than Andorra. Andorra would fit into Cyprus about 20 times.
AndorraCyprusAndorra moved onto Cyprus · Equal-area projection
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Andorra is 0.05× the area of Cyprus. Put the other way, Cyprus is 19.7× the size of Andorra.
| Andorra | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 468 km² | 9,242 km² |
| Population | 82,904 | 1,370,754 |
| Density | 177 / km² | 148 / km² |
| Capital | Andorra la Vella | Nicosia |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Andorra sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.84× its true area; Cyprus at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Andorra bigger than Cyprus?
- No. Andorra is 19.7 times smaller than Cyprus. Andorra covers 468 km² and Cyprus covers 9,242 km².
- How many times does Andorra fit into Cyprus?
- About 20 times: Cyprus has 19.7× the area of Andorra.
- Why do Andorra and Cyprus look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Andorra is drawn about 1.84× its true area there and Cyprus about 1.49×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Andorra or Cyprus?
- Cyprus: 1,370,754 people against 82,904. Density: Andorra 177 per km², Cyprus 148 per km².