Crete is the largest and most populous island of the country of Greece, whereas Germany is a country located in Central Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Crete and Germany regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Crete bigger than Germany?
The total area of Crete is 8,450 sq km, and the total area of Germany is 357,022 sq km. Crete is smaller than Germany by 348,572 sq km. Crete is around 42.3 times smaller than Germany.
Area of Crete: 3,260 sq mi ( 8,450 km2 )
Area of Germany: 137,847 sq mi ( 357,022 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 Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the current population of Germany as of 14th June 2021, is 84,036,990.
Here is some more data comparison between Crete and Germany.
The capital city of Crete is Heraklion, and the capital city of Germany is Berlin.
Official Languages
Crete: Greek
Germany: German
Human Development Index
HDI of Crete as of 2018: 0.870
HDI of Germany as of 2019: 0.947
Crete Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Germany Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Crete:
35° 12′ 36″ N, 24° 54′ 36″ E
Coordinates of Germany:
51° 0′ 0″ N, 9° 0′ 0″ E
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