Palestine is 1.13× the size of Cyprus
Palestine covers about 6,070 km² (2,350 mi²) and Cyprus about 5,400 km² (2,080 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,070km²Palestine
- 5,400km²Cyprus
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- Palestine
- Cyprus
The boundary or political status of Palestine is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Cyprus is 89% of the size of Palestine.
- Palestine is larger by 679 km² (262 mi²), which is 13% of the area of Cyprus.
- Measured in Belgiums: Palestine is about 0.20, Cyprus about 0.18.
How they differ
- Palestine also has the larger population: 4.7 million against 1.3 million, 3.48× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 771 in Palestine against 249 in Cyprus: Palestine is 3.09× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 391 km apart.
- Together Palestine and Cyprus cover 11,500 km², close to the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km², 1.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 679 km², is about the size of Bahrain (688 km²).
- At Cyprus's density, Palestine would have 1.5 million people (it has 4.7 million). At Palestine's density, Cyprus would have 4.2 million (it has 1.3 million).
- Cyprus's centre is 3.0° of latitude, about 330 km, farther north than Palestine's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Palestine | 1.13× |
| More people | Palestine | 3.48× |
| More crowded | Palestine | 3.09× |
| Farther north | Cyprus | 3.0° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Cyprus | 1.5× against 1.4× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Palestine | Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 0.20× | 0.18× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.01× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 519 | 1 in 584 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 1,395 | 1 in 1,570 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 1,555 | 1 in 1,751 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 2,795 | 1 in 3,147 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Palestine | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 6,070 km²2,350 mi² | 5,400 km²2,080 mi² |
| Population | 4.7 millionNatural Earth, 2019 | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 771 per km² | 249 per km² |
| Official area | –Wikidata | 9,240 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | – | Nicosia |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 33°N | 35°N to 35°N |
| Continent | Asia | Asia |
Population: Natural Earth 2019 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. 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.
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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