Cyprus is 29 times larger than Malta.
Area: 9,251 km2 World Factbook
Population: 1,172,458 (July 2014) World Factbook
Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Cyprus is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, and a member state of the European Union. Wikipedia
Area: 316 km2 World Factbook
Population: 412,655 (July 2014) World Factbook
Malta is a southern European country in the Mediterranean Sea. It lies 80 km south of Sicily, 284 km east of Tunisia, and 333 km north of Libya. The country covers just over 316 km², making it one of the world's smallest and most densely populated countries. Wikipedia