Cuba vs Equatorial Guinea
Cuba is 3.92 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Cuba about 3.9 times.
CubaEquatorial GuineaCuba moved onto Equatorial Guinea · Equal-area projection
3.92×
Cuba is 3.92× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
| Cuba | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 28,051 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 1,938,431 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 69 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Malabo |
| Region | Caribbean | Middle Africa |
| 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; Equatorial Guinea at 2° N 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Yes. Cuba is 3.92 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Cuba?
- About 3.9 times: Cuba has 3.92× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Cuba and Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 1,938,431. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Equatorial Guinea 69 per km².