Cuba vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 5.34 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Madagascar about 5.3 times.
CubaMadagascarCuba moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 0.19× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 5.34× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Antananarivo |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Cuba is 5.34 times smaller than Madagascar. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Madagascar?
- About 5.3 times: Madagascar has 5.34× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².