Chad vs Cuba
Chad is 11.7 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Chad about 12 times.
ChadCubaChad moved onto Cuba · Equal-area projection
11.7×
Chad is 11.7× the area of Cuba.
| Chad | Cuba | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 109,884 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 10,937,203 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 100 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Havana |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Cuba?
- Yes. Chad is 11.7 times larger than Cuba. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Cuba covers 109,884 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Chad?
- About 12 times: Chad has 11.7× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Chad and Cuba look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Cuba?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 10,937,203. Density: Chad 16 per km², Cuba 100 per km².