Cuba vs Palestine
Cuba is 13.4 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Cuba about 13 times.
CubaPalestineCuba moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
13.4×
Cuba is 13.4× the area of Palestine.
| Cuba | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Cuba is 13.4 times larger than Palestine. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Cuba?
- About 13 times: Cuba has 13.4× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Cuba and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 5,413,596. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Palestine 659 per km².