Cyprus is 1.06× the size of Chiba
Cyprus (Asia) covers about 5,400 km² (2,080 mi²) and Chiba (prefecture of Japan) about 5,110 km² (1,970 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 5,400km²Cyprus
- 5,110km²Chiba
50 km
- Cyprus
- Chiba
What fits
- Chiba is 95% of the size of Cyprus.
- Cyprus is larger by 284 km² (109 mi²), which is 5.5% of the area of Chiba.
- Measured in Belgiums: Cyprus is about 0.18, Chiba about 0.17.
How they differ
- Cyprus is larger, but Chiba has the larger population: 6.3 million against 1.3 million, 4.67× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,228 in Chiba against 249 in Cyprus: Chiba is 4.93× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,140 km apart.
- Together Cyprus and Chiba cover 10,500 km², close to the size of Gambia (10,500 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 284 km², is about the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis (264 km²).
- At Chiba's density, Cyprus would have 6.6 million people (it has 1.3 million). At Cyprus's density, Chiba would have 1.3 million (it has 6.3 million).
- Chiba's centre is 0.6° of latitude, about 70 km, farther north than Cyprus's.
- Cyprus ranks 174th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Chiba is the 27th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 35°N and 36°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Cyprus would have about 4,010 m² and each person in Chiba about 810 m².
- Laid side by side, Cyprus and Chiba would cover 10,500 km², about the same size as the Gambia.
- Together they have 7.6 million people, about as many people as Sierra Leone.
- Counted as a country, Chiba would rank 175th by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Cyprus | Chiba | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 5,400 km²2,080 mi² | 5,110 km²1,970 mi² |
| Official area | 9,240 km²Wikidata | 5,160 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 173rd of 239worldwide | 27th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2023 | 6.3 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 158th of 237worldwide | 6th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 249 per km² | 1,228 per km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Chiba |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 35°N | 35°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2021. 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 5,160 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,110 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