Cyprus is 1.01× the size of Cantabria
Cyprus (Asia) covers about 5,400 km² (2,080 mi²) and Cantabria (autonomous community of Spain) about 5,350 km² (2,060 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 5,400km²Cyprus
- 5,350km²Cantabria
50 km
- Cyprus
- Cantabria
What fits
- Cantabria is 99% of the size of Cyprus.
- Cyprus is larger by 47.3 km² (18.3 mi²), which is 0.9% of the area of Cantabria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Cyprus is about 0.18, Cantabria about 0.17.
How they differ
- Cyprus also has the larger population: 1.3 million against 592,000, 2.27× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 249 in Cyprus against 111 in Cantabria: Cyprus is 2.25× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,300 km apart.
- On a standard web map Cantabria looks larger than Cyprus: Cyprus at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Cantabria at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Cantabria as 1.25× the size of Cyprus, when Cyprus is 1.01× the size of Cantabria.
- Together Cyprus and Cantabria cover 10,700 km², close to the size of Kosovo (10,900 km², 1.6% bigger).
- At Cantabria's density, Cyprus would have 597,000 people (it has 1.3 million). At Cyprus's density, Cantabria would have 1.3 million (it has 592,000).
- Cantabria's centre is 8.3° of latitude, about 920 km, farther north than Cyprus's.
- Cyprus ranks 174th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Cantabria is the 15th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Cantabria lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 921 km) north of Cyprus.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Cyprus would have about 4,010 m² and each person in Cantabria about 9,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Cyprus and Cantabria would cover 10,700 km², about the same size as the Gambia.
- Together they have 1.9 million people, 96% as many people as Lesotho.
- Counted as a country, Cantabria would rank 174th by area and 170th by population.
Side by side
| Cyprus | Cantabria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 5,400 km²2,080 mi² | 5,350 km²2,060 mi² |
| Official area | 9,240 km²Wikidata | 5,320 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 173rd of 239worldwide | 15th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2023 | 592,000Wikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 158th of 237worldwide | 16th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 249 per km² | 111 per km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Santander |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 35°N | 43°N to 44°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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.
- Wikidata's official figure of 5,320 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,350 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12