Pennsylvania is 1.09× the size of Cuba
Pennsylvania (state of the United States) covers about 119,000 km² (46,100 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.
- 119,000km²Pennsylvania
- 110,000km²Cuba
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- Pennsylvania
- Cuba
What fits
- Cuba is 92% of the size of Pennsylvania.
- Pennsylvania is larger by 9,430 km² (3,640 mi²), which is 8.6% of the area of Cuba.
- Measured in Belgiums: Pennsylvania is about 3.89, Cuba about 3.58.
How they differ
- Pennsylvania also has the larger population: 13.0 million against 11.0 million, 1.18× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 109 in Pennsylvania against 100 in Cuba: Pennsylvania is 1.09× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,140 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Pennsylvania at 41°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Cuba at 22°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Pennsylvania as 1.64× the size of Cuba instead of 1.09×.
- Together Pennsylvania and Cuba cover 229,000 km², close to the size of Laos (228,000 km², 0.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 9,430 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Cuba's density, Pennsylvania would have 11.9 million people (it has 13.0 million). At Pennsylvania's density, Cuba would have 12.0 million (it has 11.0 million).
- Pennsylvania's centre is 19.3° of latitude, about 2,140 km, farther north than Cuba's.
- Pennsylvania is the 33rd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Cuba ranks 106th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Pennsylvania lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,140 km) north of Cuba.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Pennsylvania would have about 9,180 m² and each person in Cuba about 10,010 m².
- Laid side by side, Pennsylvania and Cuba would cover 229,000 km², about the same size as Laos.
- Together they have 24.0 million people, about as many people as Syria.
- Counted as a country, Pennsylvania would rank 102nd by area and 78th by population.
Side by side
| Pennsylvania | Cuba | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryNorth America |
| Area, measured | 119,000 km²46,100 mi² | 110,000 km²42,400 mi² |
| Official area | 119,000 km²Wikidata | 110,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 33rd of 51in the United States | 105th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 11.0 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 51in the United States | 83rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 109 per km² | 100 per km² |
| Capital | Harrisburg | Havana |
| Latitude range | 40°N to 43°N | 20°N to 23°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 119,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 119,000 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