Cuba vs Nicaragua
Nicaragua is 10% larger than Cuba.
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Cuba is 0.91× the area of Nicaragua. Put the other way, Nicaragua is 1.1× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Managua |
| Region | Caribbean | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- No. Cuba is 9% smaller than Nicaragua. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Nicaragua?
- About 1.1 times: Nicaragua has 1.1× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua about 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 7,007,502. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².