Cuba vs Italy
Italy is 2.75 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Italy about 2.7 times.
CubaItalyCuba moved onto Italy · Equal-area projection
0.36×
Cuba is 0.36× the area of Italy. Put the other way, Italy is 2.75× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 302,068 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 58,915,656 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 195 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Rome |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| 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; Italy at 43° N is stretched to 1.85×. That difference is why Italy looks so much bigger than it is next to Cuba. 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 Italy?
- No. Cuba is 2.75 times smaller than Italy. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Italy covers 302,068 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Italy?
- About 2.7 times: Italy has 2.75× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Italy 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 Italy about 1.85×. That is why Italy looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cuba. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cuba or Italy?
- Italy: 58,915,656 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Italy 195 per km².