Cuba vs Taiwan
Cuba is 3.04 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Cuba about 3.0 times.
CubaTaiwanCuba moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
3.04×
Cuba is 3.04× the area of Taiwan.
| Cuba | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Taipei |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern 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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Yes. Cuba is 3.04 times larger than Taiwan. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Cuba?
- About 3.0 times: Cuba has 3.04× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Cuba and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².