Cuba vs US Virgin Islands
Cuba is 318 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Cuba about 318 times.
CubaUS Virgin IslandsCuba moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 318× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Cuba | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 103,792 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Cuba is 318 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Cuba?
- About 318 times: Cuba has 318× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Cuba and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 103,792. Density: Cuba 100 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².