Afghanistan vs Cuba
Afghanistan is 5.94 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Afghanistan about 5.9 times.
AfghanistanCubaAfghanistan moved onto Cuba · Equal-area projection
5.94×
Afghanistan is 5.94× the area of Cuba.
| Afghanistan | Cuba | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 109,884 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 10,937,203 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 100 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Havana |
| Region | Southern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Cuba at 22° N is stretched to 1.16×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Cuba?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 5.94 times larger than Cuba. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Cuba covers 109,884 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Afghanistan?
- About 5.9 times: Afghanistan has 5.94× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Afghanistan and Cuba look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Cuba about 1.16×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Cuba?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 10,937,203. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Cuba 100 per km².