Cyprus vs Turkey
Turkey is 84.8 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Turkey about 85 times.
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Cyprus is 0.01× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 84.8× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Ankara |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 8 |
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- No. Cyprus is 84.8 times smaller than Turkey. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Turkey?
- About 85 times: Turkey has 84.8× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Turkey 110 per km².