Cuba is 1.01× the size of Tennessee
Cuba (North America) covers about 110,000 km² (42,400 mi²) and Tennessee (state of the United States) about 109,000 km² (42,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 110,000km²Cuba
- 109,000km²Tennessee
200 km
- Cuba
- Tennessee
What fits
- Tennessee is 99% of the size of Cuba.
- Cuba is larger by 631 km² (243 mi²), which is 0.6% of the area of Tennessee.
- Measured in Belgiums: Cuba is about 3.58, Tennessee about 3.56.
How they differ
- Cuba also has the larger population: 11.0 million against 6.9 million, 1.59× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 100 in Cuba against 63 in Tennessee: Cuba is 1.58× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,730 km apart.
- On a standard web map Tennessee looks larger than Cuba: Cuba at 22°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Tennessee at 36°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Tennessee as 1.31× the size of Cuba, when Cuba is 1.01× the size of Tennessee.
- Together Cuba and Tennessee cover 219,000 km², close to the size of Guyana (211,000 km², 3.7% smaller).
- At Tennessee's density, Cuba would have 7.0 million people (it has 11.0 million). At Cuba's density, Tennessee would have 10.9 million (it has 6.9 million).
- Tennessee's centre is 14.2° of latitude, about 1,580 km, farther north than Cuba's.
- Cuba ranks 106th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Tennessee is the 35th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 20th most densely populated of them.
- Tennessee lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,580 km) north of Cuba.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Cuba would have about 10,010 m² and each person in Tennessee about 15,820 m².
- Laid side by side, Cuba and Tennessee would cover 219,000 km², 1.04× the size of Guyana.
- Together they have 17.9 million people, about as many people as the Netherlands.
- Counted as a country, Tennessee would rank 106th by area and 106th by population.
Side by side
| Cuba | Tennessee | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryNorth America | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 110,000 km²42,400 mi² | 109,000 km²42,200 mi² |
| Official area | 110,000 km²Wikidata | 109,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 105th of 239worldwide | 35th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 11.0 millionWikidata, 2023 | 6.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 83rd of 237worldwide | 16th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 100 per km² | 63 per km² |
| Capital | Havana | Nashville |
| Latitude range | 20°N to 23°N | 35°N to 37°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 109,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 109,000 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