Cuba vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 8.3 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Venezuela about 8.3 times.
CubaVenezuelaCuba moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 0.12× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 8.3× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Caracas |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Cuba is 8.3 times smaller than Venezuela. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Venezuela?
- About 8.3 times: Venezuela has 8.3× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².