Cuba vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 8.62 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Tanzania about 8.6 times.
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Cuba is 0.12× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 8.62× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Dodoma |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- No. Cuba is 8.62 times smaller than Tanzania. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Tanzania?
- About 8.6 times: Tanzania has 8.62× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Tanzania 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 Tanzania about 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².