Cuba vs Macao
Cuba is 956 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Cuba about 956 times.
CubaMacaoCuba moved onto Macao · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 956× the area of Macao.
| Cuba | Macao | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 115 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 685,900 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 5,964 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Macao at 22° N is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Macao?
- Yes. Cuba is 956 times larger than Macao. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Macao covers 115 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Cuba?
- About 956 times: Cuba has 956× the area of Macao.
- Why do Cuba and Macao 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 Macao about 1.17×. 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 Macao?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 685,900. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Macao 5,964 per km².