Cuba vs Kiribati
Cuba is 135 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Cuba about 135 times.
CubaKiribatiCuba moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 135× the area of Kiribati.
| Cuba | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 136,488 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Tarawa |
| Region | Caribbean | Micronesia |
| 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; Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
- Yes. Cuba is 135 times larger than Kiribati. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Cuba?
- About 135 times: Cuba has 135× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Cuba and Kiribati 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 Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 136,488. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².