Afghanistan vs Cabo Verde
Afghanistan is 162 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Afghanistan about 162 times.
AfghanistanCabo VerdeAfghanistan moved onto Cabo Verde · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 162× the area of Cabo Verde.
| Afghanistan | Cabo Verde | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 4,033 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 527,326 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 131 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Praia |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Cabo Verde at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Cabo Verde?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 162 times larger than Cabo Verde. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Afghanistan?
- About 162 times: Afghanistan has 162× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Afghanistan and Cabo Verde look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Cabo Verde about 1.08×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Cabo Verde?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 527,326. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Cabo Verde 131 per km².