Cuba vs Cyprus
Cuba is 11.9 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Cuba about 12 times.
CubaCyprusCuba moved onto Cyprus · Equal-area projection
11.9×
Cuba is 11.9× the area of Cyprus.
| Cuba | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 9,242 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 1,370,754 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 148 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Nicosia |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cuba sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.16× its true area; Cyprus at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Cuba bigger than Cyprus?
- Yes. Cuba is 11.9 times larger than Cyprus. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Cyprus covers 9,242 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Cuba?
- About 12 times: Cuba has 11.9× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cuba and Cyprus look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cuba is drawn about 1.16× its true area there and Cyprus about 1.49×. 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, Cuba or Cyprus?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Cyprus 148 per km².