Cuba vs Tonga
Cuba is 147 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Cuba about 147 times.
CubaTongaCuba moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 147× the area of Tonga.
| Cuba | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 103,742 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Tonga at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Yes. Cuba is 147 times larger than Tonga. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Cuba?
- About 147 times: Cuba has 147× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Cuba and Tonga 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 Tonga about 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 103,742. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Tonga 139 per km².