Cuba vs Lithuania
Cuba is 68% larger than Lithuania. Lithuania would fit into Cuba about 1.7 times.
CubaLithuaniaCuba moved onto Lithuania · Equal-area projection
1.68×
Cuba is 1.68× the area of Lithuania.
| Cuba | Lithuania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 65,300 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 2,888,774 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Vilnius |
| 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; Lithuania at 55° N is stretched to 3.09×. That difference is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- Yes. Cuba is 68% larger than Lithuania. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Lithuania covers 65,300 km².
- How many times does Lithuania fit into Cuba?
- About 1.7 times: Cuba has 1.68× the area of Lithuania.
- Why do Cuba and Lithuania 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 Lithuania about 3.09×. That is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 2,888,774. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Lithuania 44 per km².