Cuba vs Ethiopia
Ethiopia is 10 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Ethiopia about 10 times.
CubaEthiopiaCuba moved onto Ethiopia · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 0.1× the area of Ethiopia. Put the other way, Ethiopia is 10× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 1,104,300 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 135,472,051 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Addis Ababa |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Ethiopia at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- No. Cuba is 10 times smaller than Ethiopia. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Ethiopia?
- About 10 times: Ethiopia has 10× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia about 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².