Sardinia is an island of Italy located in the Mediterranean sea, whereas Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Sardinia and Gibraltar regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Sardinia bigger than Gibraltar?
The total area of Sardinia is 24,090 sq km, and the total area of Gibraltar is 6.8 sq km. Sardinia is bigger than Gibraltar by 240,83.2 sq km. Sardinia is around 3542.6 times bigger than Gibraltar.
Area of Sardinia: 24,090 sq mi ( 9,300 km2 )
Area of Gibraltar: 2.6 sq mi ( 6.8 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat data, the total population of Sardinia as of 2019 was estimated to be around 1.64 Million.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Gibraltar as of 2019 was estimated to be around 33,701.
Here is some more data comparison between Sardinia and Gibraltar.
The capital city of Sardinia is Cagliari, and the capital city of Gibraltar is Gibraltar City.
Official Languages
Sardinia: Italian
Gibraltar: English
Human Development Index
HDI of Sardinia as of 2018: 0.858
HDI of Gibraltar as of 2018: 0.961
Sardinia Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Gibraltar Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Sardinia and Gibraltar are in the same time zones.
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Sardinia:
40° 0′ 0″ N, 9° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Gibraltar:
36° 7′ 54″ N, 5° 21′ 6″ W
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