Illinois is 1.37× the size of Cuba
Illinois (state of the United States) covers about 150,000 km² (58,000 mi²) and Cuba (North America) about 110,000 km² (42,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 150,000km²Illinois
- 110,000km²Cuba
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- Illinois
- Cuba
What fits
- Cuba is 73% of the size of Illinois.
- Illinois is larger by 40,200 km² (15,500 mi²), which is 37% of the area of Cuba.
- Measured in Belgiums: Illinois is about 4.90, Cuba about 3.58.
How they differ
- Illinois also has the larger population: 12.8 million against 11.0 million, 1.17× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 100 in Cuba against 85 in Illinois: Cuba is 1.17× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,270 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Illinois at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Cuba at 22°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Illinois as 2.02× the size of Cuba instead of 1.37×.
- Together Illinois and Cuba cover 260,000 km², close to the size of Gabon (260,000 km², 0.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 40,200 km², is about the size of Bhutan (40,400 km²).
- At Cuba's density, Illinois would have 15.0 million people (it has 12.8 million). At Illinois's density, Cuba would have 9.4 million (it has 11.0 million).
- Illinois's centre is 18.5° of latitude, about 2,050 km, farther north than Cuba's.
- Illinois is the 24th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Cuba ranks 106th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Illinois lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 2,050 km) north of Cuba.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Illinois would have about 11,720 m² and each person in Cuba about 10,010 m².
- Laid side by side, Illinois and Cuba would cover 260,000 km², about the same size as Gabon.
- Together they have 23.8 million people, about as many people as Syria.
- Counted as a country, Illinois would rank 93rd by area and 78th by population.
Side by side
| Illinois | Cuba | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryNorth America |
| Area, measured | 150,000 km²58,000 mi² | 110,000 km²42,400 mi² |
| Official area | 150,000 km²Wikidata | 110,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 51in the United States | 105th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 12.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 11.0 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 51in the United States | 83rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 85 per km² | 100 per km² |
| Capital | Springfield | Havana |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 43°N | 20°N to 23°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 150,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 150,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 110,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 110,000 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