Cuba vs Namibia
Namibia is 7.51 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Namibia about 7.5 times.
CubaNamibiaCuba moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 0.13× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 7.51× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Windhoek |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Cuba is 7.51 times smaller than Namibia. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Namibia?
- About 7.5 times: Namibia has 7.51× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 3,092,816. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².