Cuba vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 17.3 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Indonesia about 17 times.
CubaIndonesiaCuba moved onto Indonesia · Equal-area projection
0.06×
Cuba is 0.06× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 17.3× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Jakarta |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Indonesia at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- No. Cuba is 17.3 times smaller than Indonesia. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Indonesia?
- About 17 times: Indonesia has 17.3× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Indonesia 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 Indonesia about 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².