Cuba vs Senegal
Senegal is 79% larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Senegal about 1.8 times.
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Cuba is 0.56× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 1.79× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Dakar |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. Cuba is 44% smaller than Senegal. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Senegal?
- About 1.8 times: Senegal has 1.79× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Senegal 96 per km².