Cuba vs Liberia
Liberia and Cuba are almost exactly the same size.
CubaLiberiaCuba moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 0.99× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 1.01× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Monrovia |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Liberia at 6° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Liberia?
- No. Cuba and Liberia are almost exactly the same size. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Liberia?
- About 1.0 times: Liberia has 1.01× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Liberia 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 Liberia about 1.01×. 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 Liberia?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 5,731,206. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Liberia 51 per km².