Cuba vs Syria
Syria is 69% larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Syria about 1.7 times.
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Cuba is 0.59× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 1.69× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Damascus |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| 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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Cuba is 41% smaller than Syria. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Syria?
- About 1.7 times: Syria has 1.69× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Syria 138 per km².