Cuba is 1.05× the size of Kentucky
Cuba (North America) covers about 110,000 km² (42,400 mi²) and Kentucky (state of the United States) about 105,000 km² (40,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 110,000km²Cuba
- 105,000km²Kentucky
200 km
- Cuba
- Kentucky
What fits
- Kentucky is 95% of the size of Cuba.
- Cuba is larger by 5,350 km² (2,070 mi²), which is 5.1% of the area of Kentucky.
- Measured in Belgiums: Cuba is about 3.58, Kentucky about 3.41.
How they differ
- Cuba also has the larger population: 11.0 million against 4.5 million, 2.44× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 100 in Cuba against 43 in Kentucky: Cuba is 2.32× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,870 km apart.
- On a standard web map Kentucky looks larger than Cuba: Cuba at 22°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Kentucky at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Kentucky as 1.31× the size of Cuba, when Cuba is 1.05× the size of Kentucky.
- Together Cuba and Kentucky cover 215,000 km², close to the size of Guyana (211,000 km², 1.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,350 km², is about the size of Cyprus (5,400 km²).
- At Kentucky's density, Cuba would have 4.7 million people (it has 11.0 million). At Cuba's density, Kentucky would have 10.5 million (it has 4.5 million).
- Kentucky's centre is 15.9° of latitude, about 1,770 km, farther north than Cuba's.
- Cuba ranks 106th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Kentucky is the 36th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Kentucky lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,770 km) north of Cuba.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Cuba would have about 10,010 m² and each person in Kentucky about 23,210 m².
- Laid side by side, Cuba and Kentucky would cover 215,000 km², about the same size as Guyana.
- Together they have 15.5 million people, about as many people as Zimbabwe.
- Counted as a country, Kentucky would rank 107th by area and 129th by population.
Side by side
| Cuba | Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryNorth America | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 110,000 km²42,400 mi² | 105,000 km²40,400 mi² |
| Official area | 110,000 km²Wikidata | 105,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 105th of 239worldwide | 36th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 11.0 millionWikidata, 2023 | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 83rd of 237worldwide | 26th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 100 per km² | 43 per km² |
| Capital | Havana | Frankfort |
| Latitude range | 20°N to 23°N | 36°N to 39°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 110,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 110,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 105,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 105,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12