Basque Country is 1.31× the size of Cyprus

What fits

• Cyprus is 76% of the size of Basque Country.
• Basque Country is larger by 1,670 km² (643 mi²), which is 31% of the area of Cyprus.
• Measured in Belgiums: Basque Country is about 0.23, Cyprus about 0.18.

How they differ

• Basque Country also has the larger population: 2.2 million against 1.3 million, 1.66× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 316 in Basque Country against 249 in Cyprus: Basque Country is 1.27× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 3,180 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: Basque Country at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Cyprus at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Basque Country as 1.65× the size of Cyprus instead of 1.31×.
• Together Basque Country and Cyprus cover 12,500 km², close to the size of Bahamas (12,600 km², 1.2% bigger).
• The gap between them, 1,670 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
• At Cyprus's density, Basque Country would have 1.8 million people (it has 2.2 million). At Basque Country's density, Cyprus would have 1.7 million (it has 1.3 million).
• Basque Country's centre is 8.1° of latitude, about 900 km, farther north than Cyprus's.
• Basque Country is the 14th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
• Cyprus ranks 174th of 246 countries and territories by area.
• Basque Country lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 905 km) north of Cyprus.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Basque Country would have about 3,170 m² and each person in Cyprus about 4,010 m².
• Laid side by side, Basque Country and Cyprus would cover 12,500 km², about the same size as the Bahamas.
• Together they have 3.6 million people, about as many people as Eritrea.
• Counted as a country, Basque Country would rank 170th by area and 146th by population.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Our measured 7,060 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 7,230 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
• Our measured 5,400 km² is 42% below Wikidata's official figure of 9,240 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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