Cuba vs Greenland
Greenland is 19.7 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Greenland about 20 times.
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Cuba is 0.05× the area of Greenland. Put the other way, Greenland is 19.7× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 2,166,086 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 56,831 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 0.03 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Nuuk |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern America |
| 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; Greenland at 73° N is stretched to 11.8×. That difference is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- No. Cuba is 19.7 times smaller than Greenland. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Greenland covers 2,166,086 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Greenland?
- About 20 times: Greenland has 19.7× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Greenland 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 Greenland about 11.8×. That is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 56,831. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Greenland 0.03 per km².