Cyprus is an island country located in the Eastern Mediterranean whereas Portugal is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. Today in this article we will discuss the comparison between Cyprus and Portugal regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Cyprus Bigger than Portugal?
The total area of Cyprus is 9,251 km2 and the total area of Portugal is 92,226 km2. Cyprus is smaller than Portugal by 82,975 km2. Cyprus is around 10 times smaller than Portugal.
Area of Cyprus: 3,572 sq mi ( 9,251 km2 )
Area of Portugal: 35,609 sq mi (92,226 km2 )
Population
As per the Worldometer data, the current population of Cyprus estimated as of 30th December 2020 is 1,211,792.
According to the data from Worldometer, the current population of Portugal estimated as of 30th December 2020 is 10,181,945.
Here is some more data comparison between Portugal and Cyprus.
The capital city of Cyprus is Nicosia and the capital city of Portugal is Lisbon.
Official Languages
Cyprus: Greek and Turkish
Portugal: Portuguese
Human Development Index
HDI of Cyprus as of 2018: 0.873
HDI of Portugal as of 2018: 0.864
Cyprus Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Portugal Timezone:
UTC (Western European Time)
UTC + 1 (Western European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Cyprus:
35° 0′ 0″ N, 33° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Portugal:
38° 42′ 0″ N, 9° 11′ 0″ W
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