Cuba vs Nepal
Nepal is 34% larger than Cuba.
CubaNepalCuba moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
0.75×
Cuba is 0.75× the area of Nepal. Put the other way, Nepal is 1.34× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Kathmandu |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- No. Cuba is 25% smaller than Nepal. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Nepal?
- About 1.3 times: Nepal has 1.34× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Nepal 201 per km².