Cuba vs Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is 24.8 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Kazakhstan about 25 times.
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Cuba is 0.04× the area of Kazakhstan. Put the other way, Kazakhstan is 24.8× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 2,724,900 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 20,843,754 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 7.6 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Astana |
| Region | Caribbean | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Kazakhstan at 48° N is stretched to 2.27×. That difference is why Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan?
- No. Cuba is 24.8 times smaller than Kazakhstan. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Kazakhstan covers 2,724,900 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Kazakhstan?
- About 25 times: Kazakhstan has 24.8× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan about 2.27×. That is why Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan: 20,843,754 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Kazakhstan 7.6 per km².