I backed up my contacts to icloud from my iphone 4, but I don't see them in icloud?

I have an old iphone 4 and a new 5c. I backed up my contacts to icloud but don't see them there. All I see are the new (very few) contacts from the new phone. I am using the same icloud and apple ID. Do I have to change any settings? And if so, where and what?
Thank you for your answer!

iCloud doesn't backup your contacts, except as part of a full iOS device backup.
Turning on Contacts in iCloud Settings is NOT a backup. That is syncing.
Syncing and backup are not the same.
If you are having problems with iCloud syncing contacts between iOS devices, iCloud.com and your computers (and not with the backup function), see: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3998

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