Cyprus vs Ethiopia

Ethiopia is 119 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Ethiopia about 119 times.

CyprusEthiopiaCyprus moved onto Ethiopia · Equal-area projection
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Cyprus is 0.01× the area of Ethiopia. Put the other way, Ethiopia is 119× the size of Cyprus.
CyprusEthiopia
Area9,242 km²1,104,300 km²
Population1,370,754135,472,051
Density148 / km²123 / km²
CapitalNicosiaAddis Ababa
RegionWestern AsiaEastern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours17

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; Ethiopia at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
No. Cyprus is 119 times smaller than Ethiopia. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
How many times does Cyprus fit into Ethiopia?
About 119 times: Ethiopia has 119× the area of Cyprus.
Why do Cyprus and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia about 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².