Crete is the largest and most populous island of the country of Greece, whereas Corsica the Island of France. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Crete and Corsica regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Crete bigger than Corsica?
The total area of Crete is 8,450 sq km, and the total area of Corsica is 8,722 sq km. Crete is smaller than Corsica by 272 sq km. Crete is around 1.03 times smaller than Corsica.
Area of Crete: 3,260 sq mi ( 8,450 km2 )
Area of Corsica: 3,368 sq mi ( 8,722 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat data, the total population of Crete as of 2019 was estimated to be around 634,930.
Based on the INSEE, World Bank data, the total population of Corsica as of 2019 was estimated to be around 339,178.
Here is some more data comparison between Crete and Corsica.
The capital city of Crete is Heraklion, and the capital city of Corsica is Ajaccio.
Official Languages
Crete: Greek
Corsica: French
Human Development Index
HDI of Crete as of 2018: 0.870
HDI of Corsica as of 2018: 0.864
Crete Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Corsica Timezone:
Central European Standard Time
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Crete:
35° 12′ 36″ N, 24° 54′ 36″ E
Coordinates of Corsica:
42° 0′ 0″ N, 9° 0′ 0″ E
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