Cuba vs Sri Lanka
Cuba is 67% larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Cuba about 1.7 times.
CubaSri LankaCuba moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
1.67×
Cuba is 1.67× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Cuba | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Colombo |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Asia |
| 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; Sri Lanka at 8° 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 Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Cuba is 67% larger than Sri Lanka. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Cuba?
- About 1.7 times: Cuba has 1.67× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Cuba and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².