Cuba vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 5.86 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into South Sudan about 5.9 times.
CubaSouth SudanCuba moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 0.17× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 5.86× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Juba |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; South Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- No. Cuba is 5.86 times smaller than South Sudan. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into South Sudan?
- About 5.9 times: South Sudan has 5.86× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and South Sudan 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 South Sudan about 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².