Cuba vs Guinea
Guinea is 2.24 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Guinea about 2.2 times.
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Cuba is 0.45× the area of Guinea. Put the other way, Guinea is 2.24× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Conakry |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; Guinea at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- No. Cuba is 2.24 times smaller than Guinea. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Guinea?
- About 2.2 times: Guinea has 2.24× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Guinea 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 Guinea about 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Guinea 61 per km².