Cuba vs Lebanon
Cuba is 10.5 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Cuba about 11 times.
CubaLebanonCuba moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 10.5× the area of Lebanon.
| Cuba | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Beirut |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Lebanon at 34° N is stretched to 1.45×. 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 Lebanon?
- Yes. Cuba is 10.5 times larger than Lebanon. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Cuba?
- About 11 times: Cuba has 10.5× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Cuba and Lebanon 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 Lebanon about 1.45×. 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 Lebanon?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 5,849,421. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².