Cuba vs New Caledonia
Cuba is 5.92 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Cuba about 5.9 times.
CubaNew CaledoniaCuba moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
5.92×
Cuba is 5.92× the area of New Caledonia.
| Cuba | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 295,333 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Noum'ea |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| 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; New Caledonia at 21° S is stretched to 1.15×. 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 New Caledonia?
- Yes. Cuba is 5.92 times larger than New Caledonia. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Cuba?
- About 5.9 times: Cuba has 5.92× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Cuba and New Caledonia 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 New Caledonia about 1.15×. 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 New Caledonia?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 295,333. Density: Cuba 100 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².