Cuba vs Vanuatu
Cuba is 9.01 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Cuba about 9.0 times.
CubaVanuatuCuba moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 9.01× the area of Vanuatu.
| Cuba | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 335,169 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Port-Vila |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Yes. Cuba is 9.01 times larger than Vanuatu. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Cuba?
- About 9.0 times: Cuba has 9.01× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Cuba and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 335,169. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².