Cyprus vs Eswatini
Eswatini is 88% larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Eswatini about 1.9 times.
CyprusEswatiniCyprus moved onto Eswatini · Equal-area projection
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Cyprus is 0.53× the area of Eswatini. Put the other way, Eswatini is 1.88× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | Eswatini | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 17,364 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 1,256,174 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 72 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Mbabane |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Eswatini at 27° S is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Eswatini?
- No. Cyprus is 47% smaller than Eswatini. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Eswatini covers 17,364 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Eswatini?
- About 1.9 times: Eswatini has 1.88× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and Eswatini 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 Eswatini about 1.25×. 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 Eswatini?
- Cyprus: 1,370,754 people against 1,256,174. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Eswatini 72 per km².