Cuba vs Iraq
Iraq is 3.98 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Iraq about 4.0 times.
CubaIraqCuba moved onto Iraq · Equal-area projection
0.25×
Cuba is 0.25× the area of Iraq. Put the other way, Iraq is 3.98× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Iraq | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 437,072 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 47,020,774 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 108 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Baghdad |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| 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; Iraq at 33° N is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- No. Cuba is 3.98 times smaller than Iraq. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Iraq covers 437,072 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Iraq?
- About 4.0 times: Iraq has 3.98× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Iraq 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 Iraq about 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Iraq 108 per km².