Cuba vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 3.56 times larger than Cuba. Cuba would fit into Zimbabwe about 3.6 times.
CubaZimbabweCuba moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 0.28× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 3.56× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Harare |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Cuba is 3.56 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 3.6 times: Zimbabwe has 3.56× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².