Cuba vs Israel
Cuba is 5.29 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Cuba about 5.3 times.
CubaIsraelCuba moved onto Israel · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 5.29× the area of Israel.
| Cuba | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Jerusalem |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Yes. Cuba is 5.29 times larger than Israel. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Cuba?
- About 5.3 times: Cuba has 5.29× the area of Israel.
- Why do Cuba and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 10,122,800. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Israel 487 per km².