Cuba vs New Zealand
New Zealand is 2.44 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into New Zealand about 2.4 times.
CubaNew ZealandCuba moved onto New Zealand · Equal-area projection
0.41×
Cuba is 0.41× the area of New Zealand. Put the other way, New Zealand is 2.44× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 268,021 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 5,324,700 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Wellington |
| Region | Caribbean | Australia and New Zealand |
| 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 Zealand at 42° S is stretched to 1.79×. That difference is why New Zealand looks so much bigger than it is next to Cuba. 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 Zealand?
- No. Cuba is 2.44 times smaller than New Zealand. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and New Zealand covers 268,021 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into New Zealand?
- About 2.4 times: New Zealand has 2.44× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and New Zealand 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 Zealand about 1.79×. That is why New Zealand looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cuba. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cuba or New Zealand?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 5,324,700. Density: Cuba 100 per km², New Zealand 20 per km².