Corfu is an island of Greece located in the Ionian sea, whereas Santorini is an island of Greece located in the Southern Aegean Sea. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Corfu and Santorini regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Corfu bigger than Santorini?
The total area of Corfu is 610.9 sq km, and the total area of Santorini Municipality is 90.69 sq km. Corfu is bigger than Santorini by 520.21 sq km. Corfu is around 6.74 times bigger than Santorini.
Area of Corfu: 235.9 sq mi ( 610.9 km2 )
Area of Santorini Municipality: 35.02 sq mi ( 90.69 km2 )
Population
According to Wikipedia, the last known total population of Corfu as of 2011 was estimated to be around 102,071.
Based on Wikipedia, the total population of Santorini Municipality as of 2011 was estimated to be around 15,550.
Here is some more data comparison between Corfu and Santorini.
The capital city of Corfu is Corfu Town, and the capital city of Santorini is Fira.
Official Languages
Corfu: Greek
Santorini: Greek
Human Development Index
HDI of Corfu (Ionian Islands) as of 2018: 0.865
HDI of Santorini as of 2018: 0.878
Corfu Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Santorini Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Corfu and Santorini are in the same time zones.
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Corfu:
39° 35′ 0″ N, 19° 52′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Santorini:
36° 25′ 0″ N, 25° 26′ 0″ E
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