Sardinia is an island of Italy located in the Mediterranean sea, whereas Malta is an island country located in the Eastern Mediterranean. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Sardinia and Malta regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Sardinia bigger than Malta?
The total area of Sardinia is 24,090 sq km, and the total area of Malta is 316 sq km. Sardinia is bigger than Malta by 23,774 sq km. Sardinia is around 76.23 times bigger than Malta.
Area of Sardinia: 24,090 sq mi ( 9,300 km2 )
Area of Malta: 122 sq mi ( 316 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat data, the total population of Sardinia as of 2019 was estimated to be around 1.64 Million.
As per the data from Worldometer, the current population of Malta estimated as of 8th June 2021 is 442,639.
Here is some more data comparison between Sardinia and Malta.
The capital city of Sardinia is Cagliari, and the capital city of Malta is Valletta.
Official Languages
Sardinia: Italian
Malta: Maltese
Human Development Index
HDI of Sardinia as of 2018: 0.858
HDI of Malta as of 2019: 0.895
Sardinia Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Malta Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Sardinia:
40° 0′ 0″ N, 9° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Malta:
35° 54′ 0″ N, 14° 31′ 0″ E
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