Cuba vs Ukraine
Ukraine is 5.49 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Ukraine about 5.5 times.
CubaUkraineCuba moved onto Ukraine · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 0.18× the area of Ukraine. Put the other way, Ukraine is 5.49× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 38,980,376 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 65 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Kiev |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Ukraine at 49° N is stretched to 2.34×. That difference is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- No. Cuba is 5.49 times smaller than Ukraine. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Ukraine?
- About 5.5 times: Ukraine has 5.49× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Ukraine 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 Ukraine about 2.34×. That is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine: 38,980,376 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Ukraine 65 per km².