Cyprus vs Palestine
Cyprus is 12% larger than Palestine.
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Cyprus is 1.12× the area of Palestine.
| Cyprus | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Cyprus is 12% larger than Palestine. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Cyprus?
- About 1.1 times: Cyprus has 1.12× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Cyprus and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Palestine 659 per km².