Cuba vs Malawi
Malawi is 8% larger than Cuba.
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0.93×
Cuba is 0.93× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 1.08× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Lilongwe |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Malawi at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Malawi?
- No. Cuba is 7% smaller than Malawi. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Malawi?
- About 1.1 times: Malawi has 1.08× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Malawi 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 Malawi about 1.06×. 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 Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Malawi 188 per km².