Cyprus vs French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Cyprus is 18% larger than French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
CyprusFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsCyprus moved onto French Southern and Antarctic Lands · Equal-area projection
Remote islands and overseas parts not drawn; the figures include them
1.18×
Cyprus is 1.18× the area of French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
 Cyprus |  French Southern and Antarctic Lands | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaCyprus: 1.18× the area | 9,242 km²#163 of 194 | 7,829 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationCyprus: 6,994× the population | 1,370,754#152 of 194 · 2025 | 1962012 |
| DensityCyprus: 5,924× the density | 148 / km²#60 of 194 | 0.03 / km² |
| Urban population | 67%#83 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 1.38 per woman#161 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Population growth | +0.91%#102 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Birth rate | 10.5 per 1,000#135 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Death rate | 7.0 per 1,000#102 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Children under 15 | 16.1%#149 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| People over 65 | 14.9%#55 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Net migration | +5.7 per 1,000#16 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Refugees abroad | 0.01 per 1,000#155 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | 81.8 years#32 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Infant mortality | 4.1 per 1,000 births#150 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 3.56 per 1,000#44 of 178 · 2022 | — |
| University enrolment | 120.9%#2 of 145 · 2024 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.913#31 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $36,110#32 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDP | $41.23B2025 | — |
| Income group | High income | — |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $64,575#27 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growth | +3.8%#75 of 187 · 2025 | — |
| Inflation | +0.1%#161 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 4.9%#96 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 0.0%#136 of 149 · 2023 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 31.8#104 of 149 · 2023 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | 2.2% of jobs#155 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in industry | 16.3% of jobs#125 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in services | 81.6% of jobs#9 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 27.1% of GDP#5 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | 97.6% of GDP#9 of 168 · 2025 | — |
| Military spending | 1.6% of GDP#82 of 155 · 2025 | — |
| Internet users | 90%#58 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 156 per 100#23 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 19% of land#124 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| CO₂ per person | 5.40 t a year#44 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 15.6%#119 of 190 · 2021 | — |
| Access to electricity | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 16.1 µg/m³#107 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected land | 38.6% of land#17 of 191 · 2025 | — |
| Arable land | 10.4% of land#97 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Water stress | 30.5%#53 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 498 mm#142 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | +0.44#74 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | +0.54#56 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Homicide rate | 0.8 per 100,000#117 of 146 · 2023 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of France |
| Government | Presidential republicRepublic of Cyprus - presidential republic; self-declared "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC) - parliamentary republic with enhanced presidency | Dependent territory |
| Member of | EU, Euro area | — |
| Capital | Nicosia | Port-aux-Français |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | Turkish, Modern Greek | French |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+2, summer time UTC+3 | UTC+5 |
| Calling code | +357 | — |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia | Seven seas (open ocean) |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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; French Southern and Antarctic Lands at 49° S is stretched to 2.35×. That difference is why French Southern and Antarctic Lands looks so much bigger than it is next to Cyprus. 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 French Southern and Antarctic Lands?
- Yes. Cyprus is 18% larger than French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and French Southern and Antarctic Lands covers 7,829 km².
- How many times does French Southern and Antarctic Lands fit into Cyprus?
- About 1.2 times: Cyprus has 1.18× the area of French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
- Why do Cyprus and French Southern and Antarctic Lands 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 French Southern and Antarctic Lands about 2.35×. That is why French Southern and Antarctic Lands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cyprus. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cyprus or French Southern and Antarctic Lands?
- Cyprus: 1,370,754 people against 196. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², French Southern and Antarctic Lands 0.03 per km².
- What kind of government do Cyprus and French Southern and Antarctic Lands have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Cyprus: presidential republic; French Southern and Antarctic Lands: dependent territory.