Cuba vs Qatar
Cuba is 9.61 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Cuba about 9.6 times.
CubaQatarCuba moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 9.61× the area of Qatar.
| Cuba | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Doha |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Cuba is 9.61 times larger than Qatar. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Cuba?
- About 9.6 times: Cuba has 9.61× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Cuba and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 2,972,215. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Qatar 260 per km².