Cuba vs Rwanda
Cuba is 4.17 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Cuba about 4.2 times.
CubaRwandaCuba moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
4.17×
Cuba is 4.17× the area of Rwanda.
| Cuba | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Kigali |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Yes. Cuba is 4.17 times larger than Rwanda. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Cuba?
- About 4.2 times: Cuba has 4.17× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Cuba and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².