Cuba vs Tajikistan
Tajikistan is 30% larger than Cuba.
CubaTajikistanCuba moved onto Tajikistan · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 0.77× the area of Tajikistan. Put the other way, Tajikistan is 1.3× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Tajikistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 143,100 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 10,786,734 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Dushanbe |
| Region | Caribbean | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Tajikistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.63×. 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 Tajikistan?
- No. Cuba is 23% smaller than Tajikistan. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Tajikistan covers 143,100 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Tajikistan?
- About 1.3 times: Tajikistan has 1.3× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan about 1.63×. 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 Tajikistan?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 10,786,734. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Tajikistan 75 per km².