Cuba vs North Macedonia
Cuba is 4.27 times larger than North Macedonia. North Macedonia would fit into Cuba about 4.3 times.
CubaNorth MacedoniaCuba moved onto North Macedonia · Equal-area projection
4.27×
Cuba is 4.27× the area of North Macedonia.
| Cuba | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 25,713 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 1,820,909 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Skopje |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; North Macedonia at 42° N is stretched to 1.79×. That difference is why North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia?
- Yes. Cuba is 4.27 times larger than North Macedonia. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and North Macedonia covers 25,713 km².
- How many times does North Macedonia fit into Cuba?
- About 4.3 times: Cuba has 4.27× the area of North Macedonia.
- Why do Cuba and North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia about 1.79×. That is why North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 1,820,909. Density: Cuba 100 per km², North Macedonia 71 per km².