Cuba vs Iran
Iran is 15.0 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Iran about 15 times.
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Cuba is 0.07× the area of Iran. Put the other way, Iran is 15.0× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Iran | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 1,648,195 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 92,417,681 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Tehran |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Iran at 33° N is stretched to 1.41×. 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 Iran?
- No. Cuba is 15.0 times smaller than Iran. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Iran covers 1,648,195 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Iran?
- About 15 times: Iran has 15.0× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Iran 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 Iran about 1.41×. 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 Iran?
- Iran: 92,417,681 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Iran 56 per km².