Cuba vs Greece
Greece is 20% larger than Cuba.
CubaGreeceCuba moved onto Greece · Equal-area projection
0.83×
Cuba is 0.83× the area of Greece. Put the other way, Greece is 1.2× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 131,957 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 10,413,962 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 79 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Athens |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Greece at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Greece 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 Greece?
- No. Cuba is 17% smaller than Greece. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Greece covers 131,957 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Greece?
- About 1.2 times: Greece has 1.2× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Greece 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 Greece about 1.66×. That is why Greece 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 Greece?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 10,413,962. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Greece 79 per km².