Cuba vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 7.29 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Mozambique about 7.3 times.
CubaMozambiqueCuba moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 0.14× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 7.29× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Maputo |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- No. Cuba is 7.29 times smaller than Mozambique. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Mozambique?
- About 7.3 times: Mozambique has 7.29× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Mozambique 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 Mozambique about 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².