Cyprus vs Montenegro
Montenegro is 50% larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Montenegro about 1.5 times.
CyprusMontenegroCyprus moved onto Montenegro · Equal-area projection
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Cyprus is 0.67× the area of Montenegro. Put the other way, Montenegro is 1.5× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | Montenegro | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 13,883 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 623,129 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 45 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Podgorica |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
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; Montenegro at 43° N is stretched to 1.86×. 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 Montenegro?
- No. Cyprus is 33% smaller than Montenegro. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Montenegro covers 13,883 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Montenegro?
- About 1.5 times: Montenegro has 1.5× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and Montenegro 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 Montenegro about 1.86×. 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 Montenegro?
- Cyprus: 1,370,754 people against 623,129. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Montenegro 45 per km².