Cuba vs Djibouti
Cuba is 4.74 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Cuba about 4.7 times.
CubaDjiboutiCuba moved onto Djibouti · Equal-area projection
4.74×
Cuba is 4.74× the area of Djibouti.
| Cuba | Djibouti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 23,200 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 1,184,076 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Djibouti |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Djibouti at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Djibouti?
- Yes. Cuba is 4.74 times larger than Djibouti. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Djibouti covers 23,200 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Cuba?
- About 4.7 times: Cuba has 4.74× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Cuba and Djibouti 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 Djibouti about 1.04×. 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 Djibouti?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 1,184,076. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Djibouti 51 per km².