Cuba vs Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan is 82% larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Kyrgyzstan about 1.8 times.
CubaKyrgyzstanCuba moved onto Kyrgyzstan · Equal-area projection
0.55×
Cuba is 0.55× the area of Kyrgyzstan. Put the other way, Kyrgyzstan is 1.82× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Kyrgyzstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 199,951 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 7,343,064 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 37 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Bishkek |
| Region | Caribbean | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Kyrgyzstan at 41° N is stretched to 1.78×. That difference is why Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- No. Cuba is 45% smaller than Kyrgyzstan. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Kyrgyzstan covers 199,951 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Kyrgyzstan?
- About 1.8 times: Kyrgyzstan has 1.82× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan about 1.78×. That is why Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 7,343,064. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Kyrgyzstan 37 per km².