Corsica is an Island of France located in the Mediterranean Sea, whereas Portugal is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Corsica and Portugal regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Corsica bigger than Portugal?
The total area of Corsica is 8,722 sq km, and the total area of Portugal is 92,212 sq km. Corsica is smaller than Portugal by 83,490 sq km. Corsica is around 10.57 times smaller than Portugal.
Area of Corsica: 3,368 sq mi ( 8,722 km2 )
Area of Portugal: 35,603 sq mi ( 92,212 km2 )
Population
According to the INSEE, World Bank data, the total population of Corsica as of 2019 was estimated to be around 339,178.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Portugal as of 27th December 2021, is estimated to be around 10,164,761.
Here is some more data comparison between Corsica and Portugal.
The capital of Corsica is Ajaccio, and the capital city of Portugal is Lisbon.
Official Languages
Corsica: French
Portugal: Portuguese
Human Development Index
HDI of Corsica as of 2019: 0.858
HDI of Portugal as of 2019: 0.864
Corsica Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Portugal Timezone:
UTC (Western European Time)
UTC – 1 (Atlantic, Azores)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (Western European Summer Time )
UTC (Atlantic, Azores)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Corsica:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 2° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Portugal:
38° 42′ 0″ N, 9° 11′ 0″ W
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