Curaçao vs Cyprus
Cyprus is 20.8 times larger than Curaçao. Curaçao would fit into Cyprus about 21 times.
CuraçaoCyprusCuraçao moved onto Cyprus · Equal-area projection
0.05×
Curaçao is 0.05× the area of Cyprus. Put the other way, Cyprus is 20.8× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 9,242 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 1,370,754 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 148 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | Nicosia |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Curaçao sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Curaçao bigger than Cyprus?
- No. Curaçao is 20.8 times smaller than Cyprus. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Cyprus covers 9,242 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Cyprus?
- About 21 times: Cyprus has 20.8× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Cyprus look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao is drawn about 1.05× 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, Curaçao or Cyprus?
- Cyprus: 1,370,754 people against 156,263. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Cyprus 148 per km².