Cuba vs Philippines
Philippines is 3.13 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Philippines about 3.1 times.
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0.32×
Cuba is 0.32× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 3.13× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Manila |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- No. Cuba is 3.13 times smaller than Philippines. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Philippines?
- About 3.1 times: Philippines has 3.13× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Philippines 340 per km².