Cuba vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 3.02 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Vietnam about 3.0 times.
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Cuba is 0.33× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 3.02× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Hanoi |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- No. Cuba is 3.02 times smaller than Vietnam. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Vietnam?
- About 3.0 times: Vietnam has 3.02× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Vietnam 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 Vietnam about 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².