Cyprus vs Palau
Cyprus is 19.8 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Cyprus about 20 times.
CyprusPalauCyprus moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
19.8×
Cyprus is 19.8× the area of Palau.
| Cyprus | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 17,663 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Koror |
| Region | Western Asia | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
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; Palau at 7° 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 Palau?
- Yes. Cyprus is 19.8 times larger than Palau. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Cyprus?
- About 20 times: Cyprus has 19.8× the area of Palau.
- Why do Cyprus and Palau 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 Palau 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 Palau?
- Cyprus: 1,370,754 people against 17,663. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Palau 38 per km².