Cuba vs Japan
Japan is 3.44 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Japan about 3.4 times.
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0.29×
Cuba is 0.29× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 3.44× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Tokyo |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- No. Cuba is 3.44 times smaller than Japan. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Japan?
- About 3.4 times: Japan has 3.44× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Japan 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 Japan about 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Japan 326 per km².