Cuba vs Gabon
Gabon is 2.44 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Gabon about 2.4 times.
CubaGabonCuba moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
0.41×
Cuba is 0.41× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 2.44× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Libreville |
| Region | Caribbean | Middle 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; Gabon at 1° S 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 Gabon?
- No. Cuba is 2.44 times smaller than Gabon. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Gabon?
- About 2.4 times: Gabon has 2.44× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Gabon 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 Gabon 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 Gabon?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 2,593,130. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².