Sikkim is 1.29× the size of Cyprus
Sikkim (state of India) covers about 6,940 km² (2,680 mi²) and Cyprus (Asia) about 5,400 km² (2,080 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,940km²Sikkim
- 5,400km²Cyprus
50 km
- Sikkim
- Cyprus
What fits
- Cyprus is 78% of the size of Sikkim.
- Sikkim is larger by 1,550 km² (597 mi²), which is 29% of the area of Cyprus.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sikkim is about 0.23, Cyprus about 0.18.
How they differ
- Sikkim is larger, but Cyprus has the larger population: 1.3 million against 658,000, 2.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 249 in Cyprus against 95 in Sikkim: Cyprus is 2.63× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,270 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Sikkim at 28°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Cyprus at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Sikkim as 1.10× the size of Cyprus instead of 1.29×.
- Together Sikkim and Cyprus cover 12,300 km², close to the size of Vanuatu (12,300 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,550 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Cyprus's density, Sikkim would have 1.7 million people (it has 658,000). At Sikkim's density, Cyprus would have 511,000 (it has 1.3 million).
- Cyprus's centre is 7.3° of latitude, about 820 km, farther north than Sikkim's.
- Sikkim is the 30th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 32nd most densely populated of them.
- Cyprus ranks 174th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Cyprus lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 817 km) north of Sikkim.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sikkim would have about 10,550 m² and each person in Cyprus about 4,010 m².
- Laid side by side, Sikkim and Cyprus would cover 12,300 km², about the same size as Vanuatu.
- Together they have 2.0 million people, about as many people as Lesotho.
- Counted as a country, Sikkim would rank 171st by area and 167th by population.
Side by side
| Sikkim | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 6,940 km²2,680 mi² | 5,400 km²2,080 mi² |
| Official area | 7,100 km²Wikidata | 9,240 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 30th of 36in India | 173rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 658,000Wikidata, 2011 | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 32nd of 36in India | 158th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 95 per km² | 249 per km² |
| Capital | Gangtok | Nicosia |
| Latitude range | 27°N to 28°N | 35°N to 35°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 6,940 km² is 2.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 7,100 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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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