Croatia vs Cuba
Cuba is 94% larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into Cuba about 1.9 times.
CroatiaCubaCroatia moved onto Cuba · Equal-area projection
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Croatia is 0.52× the area of Cuba. Put the other way, Cuba is 1.94× the size of Croatia.
| Croatia | Cuba | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 109,884 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 10,937,203 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 100 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Havana |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× its true area; Cuba at 22° N is stretched to 1.16×. That difference is why Croatia 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 Croatia bigger than Cuba?
- No. Croatia is 48% smaller than Cuba. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Cuba covers 109,884 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into Cuba?
- About 1.9 times: Cuba has 1.94× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Croatia and Cuba look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× its true area there and Cuba about 1.16×. That is why Croatia 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, Croatia or Cuba?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Cuba 100 per km².