Cuba vs Peru
Peru is 11.7 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Peru about 12 times.
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Cuba is 0.09× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 11.7× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Lima |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Peru at 9° S 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 Peru?
- No. Cuba is 11.7 times smaller than Peru. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Peru?
- About 12 times: Peru has 11.7× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Peru 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 Peru 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Peru 27 per km².