Cuba vs Eritrea
Eritrea is 7% larger than Cuba.
CubaEritreaCuba moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 0.93× the area of Eritrea. Put the other way, Eritrea is 1.07× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Asmara |
| 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; Eritrea at 15° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Eritrea?
- No. Cuba is 7% smaller than Eritrea. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Eritrea?
- About 1.1 times: Eritrea has 1.07× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Eritrea 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 Eritrea about 1.08×. 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 Eritrea?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 3,607,003. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².