Cuba vs Maldives
Cuba is 369 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Cuba about 369 times.
CubaMaldivesCuba moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 369× the area of Maldives.
| Cuba | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 529,676 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Male |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Asia |
| 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; Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Yes. Cuba is 369 times larger than Maldives. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Cuba?
- About 369 times: Cuba has 369× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Cuba and Maldives 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 Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 529,676. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².