Cuba vs Uganda
Uganda is 2.19 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Uganda about 2.2 times.
CubaUgandaCuba moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
0.46×
Cuba is 0.46× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 2.19× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Kampala |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- No. Cuba is 2.19 times smaller than Uganda. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Uganda?
- About 2.2 times: Uganda has 2.19× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Uganda 213 per km².