Corfu is an island of Greece located in the Ionian sea, whereas Majorca/Mallorca is the largest island of the country of Spain. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Corfu and Majorca regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Corfu bigger than Majorca?
The total area of Corfu is 610.9 sq km, and the total area of Majorca is 3,640.11 sq km. Corfu is smaller than Majorca by 3,029.21 sq km. Corfu is around 5.96 times smaller than Majorca.
Area of Corfu: 235.9 sq mi ( 610.9 km2 )
Area of Majorca/ Mallorca: 1,405.45 sq mi ( 3,640.11 km2 )
Population
According to Wikipedia, the last known total population of Corfu as of 2011 was estimated to be around 102,071.
Based on the Eurostat data, the total population of Majorca as of 2019 was estimated to be around 923,608.
Here is some more data comparison between Corfu and Majorca.
The capital city of Corfu is Corfu Town, and the capital city of Majorca is Palma.
Official Languages
Corfu: Greek
Majorca: Spanish, Catalan
Human Development Index
HDI of Corfu (Ionian Islands) as of 2018: 0.865
HDI of Majorca(Spain) as of 2018: 0.904
Corfu Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Majorca Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Corfu:
39° 35′ 0″ N, 19° 52′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Majorca:
39° 37′ 0″ N, 2° 59′ 0″ E
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