Corsica is an Island of France located in the Mediterranean Sea, whereas Zanzibar is an insular autonomous region of the country of Tanzania. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Corsica and Zanzibar regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Corsica bigger than Zanzibar?
The total area of Corsica is 8,722 sq km, and the total area of Zanzibar is 2,462 sq km. Corsica is bigger than Zanzibar by 6,260 sq km. Corsica is around 3.54 times bigger than Zanzibar.
Area of Corsica: 3,368 sq mi ( 8,722 km2 )
Area of Zanzibar: 951 sq mi ( 2,462 km2 )
Population
According to the INSEE, World Bank data, the total population of Corsica as of 2019 was estimated to be around 339,178.
According to the data from Wikipedia, the total population of Zanzibar as of the 2012 Census was estimated to be around 1,503,569.
Here is some more data comparison between Corsica and Zanzibar.
The capital of Corsica is Ajaccio, and the capital city of Zanzibar is Zanzibar City.
Official Languages
Corsica: French
Zanzibar: Swahili, Arabic, English
Human Development Index
HDI of Corsica as of 2018: 0.864
HDI of Zanzibar as of 2020: 0.720
Corsica Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Zanzibar Timezone:
UTC + 3 (Eastern Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Corsica:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 2° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Zanzibar:
6° 8′ 0″ S, 39° 19′ 0″ E
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