Malta is an island country in the Southern part of Europe located in the Mediterranean sea, whereas Santorini is a country in East Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Malta and Santorini regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Malta bigger than Santorini?
The total area of Malta is 316 sq km, and the total area of Santorini Municipality is 90.69 sq km. Malta is bigger than Santorini by 225.31 sq km. Malta is around 3.48 times smaller than Santorini.
Area of Malta: 122 sq mi ( 316 km2 )
Area of Santorini Municipality: 35.02 sq mi ( 90.69 km2 )
Population
According to the data from Worldometer, the total population of Malta as of 7th July 2021, is estimated to be around 442,725.
Based on Wikipedia, the last known total population of Santorini Municipality as of 2011 was estimated to be around 15,550.
Here is some more data comparison between Malta and Santorini.
The capital city of Malta is Valletta, and the capital city of Santorini is Fira.
Official Languages
Malta: Maltese, English
Santorini: Greek
Human Development Index
HDI of Malta as of 2019: 0.895
HDI of Santorni as of 2018: 0.878
Malta Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Santorini Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Malta:
35° 54′ 0″ N, 14° 31′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Santorini:
36° 25′ 0″ N, 25° 26′ 0″ E
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