Cyprus vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 17.7 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Tunisia about 18 times.
CyprusTunisiaCyprus moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Cyprus is 0.06× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 17.7× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Tunis |
| Region | Western Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Cyprus is 17.7 times smaller than Tunisia. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Tunisia?
- About 18 times: Tunisia has 17.7× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².