Cuba vs Thailand
Thailand is 4.67 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Thailand about 4.7 times.
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Cuba is 0.21× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 4.67× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Bangkok |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Cuba is 4.67 times smaller than Thailand. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Thailand?
- About 4.7 times: Thailand has 4.67× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Thailand 140 per km².