Cuba vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 8.41 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Nigeria about 8.4 times.
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Cuba is 0.12× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 8.41× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Abuja |
| Region | Caribbean | Western 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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. Cuba is 8.41 times smaller than Nigeria. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Nigeria?
- About 8.4 times: Nigeria has 8.41× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².