Cuba vs Serbia
Cuba is 24% larger than Serbia.
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1.24×
Cuba is 1.24× the area of Serbia.
| Cuba | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 88,499 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 6,549,143 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Belgrade |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Serbia at 44° N is stretched to 1.95×. That difference is why Serbia looks so much bigger than it is next to Cuba. 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 Serbia?
- Yes. Cuba is 24% larger than Serbia. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
- How many times does Serbia fit into Cuba?
- About 1.2 times: Cuba has 1.24× the area of Serbia.
- Why do Cuba and Serbia 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 Serbia about 1.95×. That is why Serbia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cuba. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cuba or Serbia?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 6,549,143. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Serbia 74 per km².