Aruba vs Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde is 22.5 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Cabo Verde about 23 times.
ArubaCabo VerdeAruba moved onto Cabo Verde · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.04× the area of Cabo Verde. Put the other way, Cabo Verde is 22.5× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Cabo Verde | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 4,033 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 527,326 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 131 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Praia |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Aruba bigger than Cabo Verde?
- No. Aruba is 22.5 times smaller than Cabo Verde. Aruba covers 179 km² and Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Cabo Verde?
- About 23 times: Cabo Verde has 22.5× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Cabo Verde look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× 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, Aruba or Cabo Verde?
- Cabo Verde: 527,326 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Cabo Verde 131 per km².