Cuba vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 3.7 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Paraguay about 3.7 times.
CubaParaguayCuba moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 0.27× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 3.7× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Asuncion |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Cuba is 3.7 times smaller than Paraguay. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Paraguay?
- About 3.7 times: Paraguay has 3.7× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 7,013,078. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².