Cuba vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 4.47 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Turkmenistan about 4.5 times.
CubaTurkmenistanCuba moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 0.22× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 4.47× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Ashgabat |
| Region | Caribbean | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Cuba is 4.47 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 4.5 times: Turkmenistan has 4.47× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan about 1.66×. That is why Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 7,618,847. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².