Cuba vs Turkey
Turkey is 7.13 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Turkey about 7.1 times.
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Cuba is 0.14× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 7.13× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Ankara |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it is next to Cuba. 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 Turkey?
- No. Cuba is 7.13 times smaller than Turkey. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Turkey?
- About 7.1 times: Turkey has 7.13× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cuba. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cuba or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Turkey 110 per km².