Wales is a country located in Europe and is a part of the United Kingdom, whereas Crete is an island in the country of Greece. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Wales and Crete regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Wales bigger than Crete?
The total area of Wales is 20,779 sq km, and the total area of Crete is 8,450 sq km. Wales is bigger than Crete by 12,329 sq km. Wales is around 2.45 times bigger than Crete.
Area of Wales: 8,023 sq mi ( 20,779 km2 )
Area of Crete: 3,260 sq mi ( 8,450 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat data, the total population of Wales as of 2019 was estimated to be around 3.136 Million.
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 Wales and Crete.
The capital city of Wales is Cardiff, and the capital city of Crete is Heraklion.
Official Languages
Wales: Welsh, English
Crete: Greek
Human Development Index
HDI of Wales as of 2018: 0.883
HDI of Crete as of 2018: 0.870
Wales Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
Crete Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Wales:
52° 18′ 0″ N, 3° 36′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Crete:
35° 12′ 36″ N, 24° 54′ 36″ E
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