Cuba vs Faroe Islands
Cuba is 78.5 times larger than Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands would fit into Cuba about 79 times.
CubaFaroe IslandsCuba moved onto Faroe Islands · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 78.5× the area of Faroe Islands.
| Cuba | Faroe Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 1,399 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 54,900 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 39 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Torshavn |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Faroe Islands at 62° N is stretched to 4.55×. That difference is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Cuba. 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 Faroe Islands?
- Yes. Cuba is 78.5 times larger than Faroe Islands. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km².
- How many times does Faroe Islands fit into Cuba?
- About 79 times: Cuba has 78.5× the area of Faroe Islands.
- Why do Cuba and Faroe Islands 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 Faroe Islands about 4.55×. That is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cuba. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cuba or Faroe Islands?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 54,900. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Faroe Islands 39 per km².