Cyprus is an island country located in the Eastern Mediterranean whereas Greece is a country located in Southeast Europe. Today in this article we will discuss the comparison between Cyprus and Greece regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Cyprus Bigger than Greece?
The total area of Cyprus is 9,251 km2 and the total area of Greece is 131,957 km2. Cyprus is smaller than Greece by 122,706 km2. Cyprus is around 14.3 times smaller than Greece.
Area of Cyprus: 3,572 sq mi ( 9,251 km2 )
Area of Greece: 50,949 sq mi ( 131,957 km2 )
Population
As per the Worldometer data, the current population of Cyprus estimated as of 28th April 2021 is 1,214,676.
According to the data from Worldometer, the current population of Greece estimated as of 28th April 2021 is 10,381,536.
Here is some more data comparison between Cyprus and Greece.
The capital city of Cyprus is Nicosia and the capital city of Greece is Athens.
Official Languages
Cyprus: Greek and Turkish
Greece: Greek
Human Development Index
HDI of Cyprus as of 2018: 0.873
HDI of Greece as of 2019: 0.888
Cyprus Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Greece Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Greece and Cyprus are in the same time zone.
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Cyprus:
35° 0′ 0″ N, 33° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Greece:
39° 0′ 0″ N, 22° 0′ 0″ E
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