Corsica is an Island of France located in the Mediterranean Sea, whereas Sicily is an island of the country of Italy located in the Mediterranean sea. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Corsica and Sicily regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Corsica bigger than Sicily?
The total area of Corsica is 8,722 sq km, and the total area of Sicily is 25,711 sq km. Corsica is smaller than Sicily by 16,989 sq km. Corsica is around 2.95 times smaller than Sicily.
Area of Corsica: 3,368 sq mi ( 8,722 km2 )
Area of Sicily: 9,927 sq mi ( 25,711 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 Eurostat data, the total population of Sicily as of 2019 was estimated to be around 5 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between Corsica and Sicily.
Official Languages
Corsica: French
Sicily: Italian
Corsica Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Sicily Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Corsica and Sicily are in the same time zone.
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Corsica:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 2° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Sicily:
37° 30′ 0″ N, 14° 0′ 0″ E
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