United Kingdom is 2.22× the size of Cuba

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Cuba about 110,000 km² (42,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
110,000km²Cuba

200 km

United Kingdom
Cuba

What fits

Cuba fits inside United Kingdom about 2.22 times by area.
United Kingdom is larger by 134,000 km² (51,700 mi²), which is 122% of the area of Cuba.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Cuba about 3.58.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 11.0 million, 6.13× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 100 in Cuba: United Kingdom is 2.76× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 7,190 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Cuba at 22°N about 1.2×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 5.55× the size of Cuba instead of 2.22×.
Together United Kingdom and Cuba cover 354,000 km², close to the size of Germany (358,000 km², 1.1% bigger).
The gap between them, 134,000 km², is about the size of Greece (131,000 km²).
At Cuba's density, United Kingdom would have 24.4 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Cuba would have 30.4 million (it has 11.0 million).
United Kingdom's centre is 32.4° of latitude, about 3,600 km, farther north than Cuba's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	2.22×
More people	United Kingdom	6.13×
More crowded	United Kingdom	2.76×
Farther north	United Kingdom	32.4° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 1.2×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	Cuba
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	3.58×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.68×	0.31×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.65×	0.29×
France 548,000 km²	0.44×	0.20×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.08×	0.03×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.03×	0.01×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	0.01×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.01×	0.01×

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	United Kingdom	Cuba
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	110,000 km²42,400 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	11.0 millionWikidata, 2023
Density	276 per km²	100 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	110,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Havana
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	20°N to 23°N
Continent	Europe	North America

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 242,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 244,000 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 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
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: 2026-11-11

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