Cuba vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Cuba is 282 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into Cuba about 282 times.
CubaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesCuba moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 282× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Cuba | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 389 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 99,924 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Kingstown |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| 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 Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Yes. Cuba is 282 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Cuba?
- About 282 times: Cuba has 282× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Cuba and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 99,924. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².