Cyprus vs South Africa
South Africa is 132 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into South Africa about 132 times.
CyprusSouth AfricaCyprus moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Cyprus is 0.01× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 132× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Pretoria |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Cyprus is 132 times smaller than South Africa. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into South Africa?
- About 132 times: South Africa has 132× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², South Africa 53 per km².