Cuba vs Laos
Laos is 2.15 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Laos about 2.2 times.
CubaLaosCuba moved onto Laos · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 0.46× the area of Laos. Put the other way, Laos is 2.15× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Laos | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 236,800 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 7,873,046 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 33 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Vientiane |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern 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; Laos at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- No. Cuba is 2.15 times smaller than Laos. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Laos covers 236,800 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Laos?
- About 2.2 times: Laos has 2.15× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Laos 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 Laos about 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 7,873,046. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Laos 33 per km².