Cuba vs Samoa
Cuba is 38.7 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Cuba about 39 times.
CubaSamoaCuba moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
38.7×
Cuba is 38.7× the area of Samoa.
| Cuba | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 219,306 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Apia |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| 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; Samoa at 14° S 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 Samoa?
- Yes. Cuba is 38.7 times larger than Samoa. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Cuba?
- About 39 times: Cuba has 38.7× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Cuba and Samoa 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 Samoa 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 Samoa?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 219,306. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Samoa 77 per km².