Azerbaijan vs Cuba
Cuba is 27% larger than Azerbaijan.
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Azerbaijan is 0.79× the area of Cuba. Put the other way, Cuba is 1.27× the size of Azerbaijan.
| Azerbaijan | Cuba | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 86,600 km² | 109,884 km² |
| Population | 10,246,996 | 10,937,203 |
| Density | 118 / km² | 100 / km² |
| Capital | Baku | Havana |
| Region | Western Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Azerbaijan sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.72× its true area; Cuba at 22° N is stretched to 1.16×. That difference is why Azerbaijan looks so much bigger than it is next to Cuba. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Azerbaijan bigger than Cuba?
- No. Azerbaijan is 21% smaller than Cuba. Azerbaijan covers 86,600 km² and Cuba covers 109,884 km².
- How many times does Azerbaijan fit into Cuba?
- About 1.3 times: Cuba has 1.27× the area of Azerbaijan.
- Why do Azerbaijan and Cuba look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Azerbaijan is drawn about 1.72× its true area there and Cuba about 1.16×. That is why Azerbaijan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cuba. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Azerbaijan or Cuba?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 10,246,996. Density: Azerbaijan 118 per km², Cuba 100 per km².