Colombia vs Cuba
Colombia is 10.4 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Colombia about 10 times.
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Colombia is 10.4× the area of Cuba.
| Colombia | Cuba | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 109,884 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 10,937,203 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 100 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Havana |
| Region | South America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Cuba?
- Yes. Colombia is 10.4 times larger than Cuba. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Cuba covers 109,884 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Colombia?
- About 10 times: Colombia has 10.4× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Colombia and Cuba look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Cuba?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 10,937,203. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Cuba 100 per km².