Corfu is an island of Greece located in the Ionian sea, whereas Malta is an island country located in the Eastern Mediterranean. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Corfu and Malta regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Corfu bigger than Malta?
The total area of Corfu is 610.9 sq km, and the total area of Malta is 316 sq km. Corfu is bigger than Malta by 294.9 sq km. Corfu is around 1.93 times bigger than Malta.
Area of Corfu: 235.9 sq mi ( 610.9 km2 )
Area of Malta: 122 sq mi ( 316 km2 )
Population
According to Wikipedia, the last known total population of Corfu as of 2011 was estimated to be around 102,071.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the current population of Malta as of 30th June 2021, is 442,698.
Here is some more data comparison between Corfu and Malta.
The capital city of Corfu is Corfu Town, and the capital city of Malta is Valletta.
Official Languages
Corfu: Greek
Malta: Maltese
Human Development Index
HDI of Corfu (Ionian Islands) as of 2018: 0.865
HDI of Malta as of 2018: 0.985
Corfu Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Malta Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Corfu:
39° 35′ 0″ N, 19° 52′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Malta:
35° 54′ 0″ N, 14° 31′ 0″ E
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