Cuba vs Mexico
Mexico is 18.0 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Mexico about 18 times.
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Cuba is 0.06× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 18.0× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Mexico City |
| Region | Caribbean | Central America |
| 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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Cuba is 18.0 times smaller than Mexico. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Mexico?
- About 18 times: Mexico has 18.0× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Mexico 67 per km².