Cuba vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 49% larger than Cuba.
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Cuba is 0.67× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 1.49× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Tunis |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Cuba is 33% smaller than Tunisia. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Tunisia?
- About 1.5 times: Tunisia has 1.49× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².