Rhodes and Crete are both islands in the country of Greece. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Rhodes and Crete regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Rhodes bigger than Crete?
The total area of Rhodes is 1400.68 sq km, and the total area of Crete is 8,450 sq km. Rhodes is smaller than Crete by 7,049 sq km. Rhodes is around 6.03 times smaller than Crete. Crete is the largest and most populous island of Greece.
Area of Rhodes: 540.81 sq mi ( 1400.68 km2 )
Area of Crete: 3,260 sq mi ( 8,450 km2 )
Population
According to Wikipedia, the last known total population of Rhodes as of 2011 was estimated to be around 115,490.
Based on the Eurostat data, the total population of Crete as of 2019 was estimated to be around 634,930.
Here is some more data comparison between Rhodes and Crete.
The capital city of Rhodes is Rhodes City, and the capital city of Crete is Heraklion.
Official Languages
Rhodes: Greek
Crete: Greek
Human Development Index
HDI of Rhodes as of 2018: 0.832
HDI of Crete as of 2018: 0.870
Rhodes Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Crete Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Rhodes and Crete are in the same time zones.
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Rhodes:
36° 10′ 0″ N, 27° 56′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Crete:
35° 12′ 36″ N, 24° 54′ 36″ E
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