Is Rhodes Bigger Than Majorca? (Comparison)

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Is Rhodes bigger than Majorca

Rhodes is an island of Greece located in the Southeastern part of the country, whereas Majorca/Mallorca is the largest island of the country of Spain. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Rhodes and Majorca regarding various aspects.

Size

Is Rhodes bigger than Majorca?

The total area of Rhodes is 1400.68 sq km, and the total area of Majorca is 3,640.11 sq km. Rhodes is smaller than Majorca by 2,239.43 sq km. Rhodes is around 2.6 times smaller than Majorca.

Area of Rhodes:  540.81 sq mi ( 1400.68 km2 )

Area of Rhodes compared to Majorca

Area of Majorca/ Mallorca:  1,405.45 sq mi ( 3,640.11 km2 )

Area of Majorca compared to Rhodes

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 Majorca as of 2019 was estimated to be around 923,608.

Population of Majorca compared to Rhodes

Here is some more data comparison between Rhodes and Majorca.

The capital city of Rhodes is Rhodes City, and the capital city of Majorca is Palma.

Official Languages

Rhodes: Greek
Majorca: Spanish, Catalan

Human Development Index

HDI of Rhodes as of 2018: 0.832
HDI of Majorca (Spain) as of 2018: 0.904

Rhodes 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 Rhodes:
36° 10′ 0″ N, 27° 56′ 0″ E

Coordinates of Majorca:
39° 37′ 0″ N2° 59′ 0″ E

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