Cyprus is the third-largest island in the Mediterranean whereas Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean. Cyprus is an independent country and on the other hand, Sardinia is one of the islands of the country of Italy.
Today in this article we will discuss the comparison between Sardinia and Cyprus regarding different aspects.
Is Sardinia bigger than Cyprus?
The total area of Cyprus is 9,251 km2 and the total area of Sardinia is 24,090 km2. Sardinia is bigger than Cyprus by 14,839 km2. Cyprus is 2.6 times smaller than Sardinia.
Area of Sardinia: 9,300 sq mi ( 24,090 km2 )
Area of Cyprus: 3,572 sq mi ( 9,251 km2 )
Population
According to the data from Eurostat, the population of Sardinia as of 2019 was 1.64 Million.
As per the Worldometer data, the current population of Cyprus estimated as of 9th December 2020 is 1,211,281.
Here is some more data comparison between Sardinia and Cyprus.
The capital city of Cyprus is Nicosia and the capital of Sardinia is Cagliari.
Official Languages
Cyprus: Greek and Turkish
Sardinia: Italian and Sardinian
Human Development Index
HDI of Cyprus as of 2018: 0.873
HDI of Sardinia as of 2018: 0.858
Cyprus Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Sardinia Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Cyprus:
35° 0′ 0″ N, 33° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Sardinia:
40° 0′ 0″ N, 9° 0′ 0″ E
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