Cuba vs Ecuador
Ecuador is 2.34 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Ecuador about 2.3 times.
CubaEcuadorCuba moved onto Ecuador · Equal-area projection
0.43×
Cuba is 0.43× the area of Ecuador. Put the other way, Ecuador is 2.34× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 257,204 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 18,289,896 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Quito |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Ecuador at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Ecuador?
- No. Cuba is 2.34 times smaller than Ecuador. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Ecuador covers 257,204 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Ecuador?
- About 2.3 times: Ecuador has 2.34× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Ecuador 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 Ecuador about 1.0×. 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 Ecuador?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Ecuador 71 per km².