Cuba vs Yemen
Yemen is 4.15 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Yemen about 4.1 times.
CubaYemenCuba moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 0.24× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 4.15× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Sana'a |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N 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 Yemen?
- No. Cuba is 4.15 times smaller than Yemen. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Yemen?
- About 4.1 times: Yemen has 4.15× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Yemen 92 per km².