Cuba vs Kenya
Kenya is 5.29 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Kenya about 5.3 times.
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0.19×
Cuba is 0.19× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 5.29× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Nairobi |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Kenya at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Kenya?
- No. Cuba is 5.29 times smaller than Kenya. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Kenya?
- About 5.3 times: Kenya has 5.29× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Kenya 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 Kenya about 1.0×. 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 Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Kenya 99 per km².