Cuba vs Libya
Libya is 16 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Libya about 16 times.
CubaLibyaCuba moved onto Libya · Equal-area projection
0.06×
Cuba is 0.06× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 16× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Tripoli |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Cuba is 16 times smaller than Libya. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Libya?
- About 16 times: Libya has 16× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 7,458,555. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².