Cuba vs Mauritius
Cuba is 53.9 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Cuba about 54 times.
CubaMauritiusCuba moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
53.9×
Cuba is 53.9× the area of Mauritius.
| Cuba | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Port Louis |
| 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; Mauritius at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritius?
- Yes. Cuba is 53.9 times larger than Mauritius. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Cuba?
- About 54 times: Cuba has 53.9× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Cuba and Mauritius 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 Mauritius about 1.14×. 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 Mauritius?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 1,243,741. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².