Cuba vs Jordan
Cuba is 23% larger than Jordan.
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1.23×
Cuba is 1.23× the area of Jordan.
| Cuba | Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 89,341 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 11,520,684 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 129 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Amman |
| 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; Jordan 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 Jordan?
- Yes. Cuba is 23% larger than Jordan. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Jordan covers 89,341 km².
- How many times does Jordan fit into Cuba?
- About 1.2 times: Cuba has 1.23× the area of Jordan.
- Why do Cuba and Jordan 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 Jordan 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 Jordan?
- Jordan: 11,520,684 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Jordan 129 per km².