Italy is 55.8× the size of Cyprus
Italy covers about 301,000 km² (116,000 mi²) and Cyprus about 5,400 km² (2,080 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 301,000km²Italy
- 5,400km²Cyprus
200 km
- Italy
- Cyprus
What fits
- Cyprus fits inside Italy about 55.8 times by area.
- Italy is larger by 296,000 km² (114,000 mi²), which is 5,483% of the area of Cyprus.
- Measured in Belgiums: Italy is about 9.82, Cyprus about 0.18.
How they differ
- Italy also has the larger population: 58.9 million against 1.3 million, 43.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 249 in Cyprus against 195 in Italy: Cyprus is 1.28× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,990 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Italy at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Cyprus at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Italy as 69.5× the size of Cyprus instead of 55.8×.
- Together Italy and Cyprus cover 307,000 km², close to the size of Oman (311,000 km², 1.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 296,000 km², is about the size of Philippines (293,000 km²).
- At Cyprus's density, Italy would have 75.1 million people (it has 58.9 million). At Italy's density, Cyprus would have 1.1 million (it has 1.3 million).
- Italy's centre is 7.8° of latitude, about 870 km, farther north than Cyprus's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Italy | 55.8× |
| More people | Italy | 43.8× |
| More crowded | Cyprus | 1.28× |
| Farther north | Italy | 7.8° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Italy | 1.9× against 1.5× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Italy | Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 9.82× | 0.18× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.24× | 0.02× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.84× | 0.02× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.81× | 0.01× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.55× | 0.01× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.10× | 1 in 584 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 1,570 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× | 1 in 1,751 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 3,147 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Italy | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 301,000 km²116,000 mi² | 5,400 km²2,080 mi² |
| Population | 58.9 millionWikidata, 2023 | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 195 per km² | 249 per km² |
| Official area | 302,000 km²Wikidata | 9,240 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Rome | Nicosia |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 47°N | 35°N to 35°N |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 302,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 301,000 km², to within 2%.
- 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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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11