Cuba vs Gambia
Cuba is 9.72 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Cuba about 9.7 times.
CubaGambiaCuba moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
9.72×
Cuba is 9.72× the area of Gambia.
| Cuba | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Banjul |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Gambia at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Gambia?
- Yes. Cuba is 9.72 times larger than Gambia. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Cuba?
- About 9.7 times: Cuba has 9.72× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Cuba and Gambia 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 Gambia about 1.06×. 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 Gambia?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 2,822,093. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Gambia 250 per km².