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How big is Florida compared to Cuba?

How big is Florida compared to Cuba? Compare cited land area and population, see real outlines at a shared area scale, and inspect calculated population density.

Florida has 1.34× the land area of Cuba. Florida has 2.15× the listed population of Cuba. Density is calculated from the cited figures.

Shared land-area scaleEqual Earth projection
Florida and Cuba compared by land areaFlorida and Cuba are drawn on the same area scale. The smaller outline remains proportionally smaller. The two outlines are side by side and are not independently resized.
Actual boundaries, centered independently; outline area remains proportional between places.

The figures behind the map

Land area, population and calculated density

At a glance

Compare the figures

Each bar starts at zero. The longest bar is the highest value shown for that measure, not a rating.

Land areakm²
  1. Florida138,974 km²
  2. Cuba103,800 km²
Populationpeople
  1. Florida23,462,518
  2. Cuba10,937,203
Population densitypeople/km² · calculated
  1. Florida169 people/km²
  2. Cuba105 people/km²

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Land area, population, and calculated density for Florida and Cuba. Each colored bar is proportional to the larger value in its row.
MeasureFloridaCuba
Land area53,658 sq miU.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer Files · 2026103,800 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
Population23,462,518 peopleU.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program · 202510,937,203 peopleWorld Bank — Population, total · 2025
Calculated density169 people/km²Calculated from the values above105 people/km²Calculated from the values above

Density is calculated as population ÷ land area converted to km². Source years are shown separately; the calculation may combine different years.

Calculated from the cited values

Land area, population and density differences

The land-area gap is about 1.4 × Maryland's land area (35,174 km², calculated).

Florida has 2.15× the listed population of Cuba.

Florida has 1.6× the calculated population density of Cuba.

Land area is shown in km² in the charts so the bars use the same unit.