Cuba vs Latvia
Cuba is 70% larger than Latvia. Latvia would fit into Cuba about 1.7 times.
CubaLatviaCuba moved onto Latvia · Equal-area projection
1.7×
Cuba is 1.7× the area of Latvia.
| Cuba | Latvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 64,594 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 1,847,785 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Riga |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Latvia at 57° N is stretched to 3.35×. That difference is why Latvia 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 Latvia?
- Yes. Cuba is 70% larger than Latvia. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Latvia covers 64,594 km².
- How many times does Latvia fit into Cuba?
- About 1.7 times: Cuba has 1.7× the area of Latvia.
- Why do Cuba and Latvia 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 Latvia about 3.35×. That is why Latvia 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 Latvia?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 1,847,785. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Latvia 29 per km².