Cuba vs Hong Kong
Cuba is 39.9 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Cuba about 40 times.
CubaHong KongCuba moved onto Hong Kong · Equal-area projection
39.9×
Cuba is 39.9× the area of Hong Kong.
| Cuba | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 2,755 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 7,498,900 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 2,722 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Asia |
| 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; Hong Kong at 22° N is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Hong Kong?
- Yes. Cuba is 39.9 times larger than Hong Kong. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Hong Kong covers 2,755 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Cuba?
- About 40 times: Cuba has 39.9× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Cuba and Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong about 1.17×. 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 Hong Kong?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 7,498,900. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Hong Kong 2,722 per km².