Cuba vs Togo
Cuba is 94% larger than Togo. Togo would fit into Cuba about 1.9 times.
CubaTogoCuba moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
1.94×
Cuba is 1.94× the area of Togo.
| Cuba | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Lome |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Togo at 9° N 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 Togo?
- Yes. Cuba is 94% larger than Togo. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Togo fit into Cuba?
- About 1.9 times: Cuba has 1.94× the area of Togo.
- Why do Cuba and Togo 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 Togo 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 Togo?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 8,591,626. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Togo 151 per km².