Cuba vs Timor-Leste
Cuba is 7.37 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Cuba about 7.4 times.
CubaTimor-LesteCuba moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 7.37× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Cuba | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Dili |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Cuba is 7.37 times larger than Timor-Leste. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Cuba?
- About 7.4 times: Cuba has 7.37× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Cuba and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste about 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 1,418,517. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².