Cuba vs Sudan
Sudan is 17.2 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Sudan about 17 times.
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0.06×
Cuba is 0.06× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 17.2× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Khartoum |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| 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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Cuba is 17.2 times smaller than Sudan. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Sudan?
- About 17 times: Sudan has 17.2× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Sudan 27 per km².