Cuba vs Guyana
Guyana is 96% larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Guyana about 2.0 times.
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Cuba is 0.51× the area of Guyana. Put the other way, Guyana is 1.96× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 835,986 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Georgetown |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| 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; Guyana at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- No. Cuba is 49% smaller than Guyana. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Guyana?
- About 2.0 times: Guyana has 1.96× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Guyana 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 Guyana about 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 835,986. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².