Cuba vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 60% larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Uruguay about 1.6 times.
CubaUruguayCuba moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
0.62×
Cuba is 0.62× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 1.6× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Montevideo |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Cuba is 38% smaller than Uruguay. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Uruguay?
- About 1.6 times: Uruguay has 1.6× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 3,384,688. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².