Cyprus vs Ecuador
Ecuador is 27.8 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Ecuador about 28 times.
CyprusEcuadorCyprus moved onto Ecuador · Equal-area projection
0.04×
Cyprus is 0.04× the area of Ecuador. Put the other way, Ecuador is 27.8× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 257,204 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 18,289,896 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Quito |
| Region | Western Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× its true area; Ecuador at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Cyprus bigger than Ecuador?
- No. Cyprus is 27.8 times smaller than Ecuador. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Ecuador covers 257,204 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Ecuador?
- About 28 times: Ecuador has 27.8× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and Ecuador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× its true area there and Ecuador about 1.0×. 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, Cyprus or Ecuador?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Ecuador 71 per km².