Cuba vs Egypt
Egypt is 9.2 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Egypt about 9.2 times.
CubaEgyptCuba moved onto Egypt · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 0.11× the area of Egypt. Put the other way, Egypt is 9.2× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 1,010,408 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 118,365,995 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Cairo |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- No. Cuba is 9.2 times smaller than Egypt. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Egypt?
- About 9.2 times: Egypt has 9.2× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Egypt 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 Egypt about 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Egypt 117 per km².