Cuba vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 3.01 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Malaysia about 3.0 times.
CubaMalaysiaCuba moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 0.33× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 3.01× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- No. Cuba is 3.01 times smaller than Malaysia. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Malaysia?
- About 3.0 times: Malaysia has 3.01× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Malaysia 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 Malaysia about 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².