Real size
How big is Cyprus really?
5,710 km²
2,200 sq mi · 3rd smallest of the 167 here · about the size of Brunei
Normal web maps draw it 1.5× too big
Cyprus covers 5,710 km² (2,200 sq mi), about the size of Brunei. A normal web map draws it about 1.5 times too big: not much, but enough to make it look bigger than countries nearer the equator.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
Part of the land Cyprus holds or claims is disputed (1 dispute). Our area follows the borders drawn on today's map. See the disputed territories →
- Real area
- 5,710 km²
- Size rank
- 165th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.5× too big
- Latitude
- 35°N
Countries about the same size
- BruneiAbout the same size
- Trinidad and TobagoCyprus is 1.1 times the size of Trinidad and Tobago
- Puerto RicoPuerto Rico is 1.6 times the size of Cyprus
- LebanonLebanon is 1.8 times the size of Cyprus
- GambiaThe Gambia is 1.8 times the size of Cyprus
Cyprus through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Cyprus?
- Cyprus covers about 5,710 km² (2,200 sq mi). It is the 3rd smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Cyprus look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Cyprus about 1.5 times too big.
- Is Cyprus bigger than Brunei?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Cyprus bigger than Puerto Rico?
- No. Puerto Rico is about 1.6 times the size of Cyprus.