Cuba vs Saint Helena
Cuba is 279 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Cuba about 279 times.
CubaSaint HelenaCuba moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 279× the area of Saint Helena.
| Cuba | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 5,633 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Jamestown |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| 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; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Yes. Cuba is 279 times larger than Saint Helena. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Cuba?
- About 279 times: Cuba has 279× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Cuba and Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 5,633. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².