Cuba vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 20.5 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Saudi Arabia about 20 times.
CubaSaudi ArabiaCuba moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 0.05× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 20.5× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Riyadh |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Cuba is 20.5 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 20 times: Saudi Arabia has 20.5× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².