Cuba vs Palau
Cuba is 236 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Cuba about 236 times.
CubaPalauCuba moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 236× the area of Palau.
| Cuba | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 17,663 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Koror |
| Region | Caribbean | Micronesia |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Yes. Cuba is 236 times larger than Palau. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Cuba?
- About 236 times: Cuba has 236× the area of Palau.
- Why do Cuba and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 17,663. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Palau 38 per km².