Brunei vs Cuba
Cuba is 19.1 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Cuba about 19 times.
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Brunei is 0.05× the area of Cuba. Put the other way, Cuba is 19.1× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Cuba | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 109,884 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 10,937,203 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 100 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Havana |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brunei sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Brunei bigger than Cuba?
- No. Brunei is 19.1 times smaller than Cuba. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Cuba covers 109,884 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Cuba?
- About 19 times: Cuba has 19.1× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Cuba look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brunei is drawn about 1.01× 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, Brunei or Cuba?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Cuba 100 per km².