Comoros vs Cuba
Cuba is 54 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Cuba about 54 times.
ComorosCubaComoros moved onto Cuba · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.02× the area of Cuba. Put the other way, Cuba is 54× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Cuba | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 109,884 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 10,937,203 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 100 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Havana |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Cuba?
- No. Comoros is 54 times smaller than Cuba. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Cuba covers 109,884 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Cuba?
- About 54 times: Cuba has 54× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Cuba look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Cuba?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Cuba 100 per km².