Cabo Verde vs Cameroon
Cameroon is 118 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Cameroon about 118 times.
Cabo VerdeCameroonCabo Verde moved onto Cameroon · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.01× the area of Cameroon. Put the other way, Cameroon is 118× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Cameroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 475,442 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 29,879,337 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 63 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Yaounde |
| Region | Western Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cabo Verde sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× its true area; Cameroon at 6° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Cabo Verde bigger than Cameroon?
- No. Cabo Verde is 118 times smaller than Cameroon. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Cameroon covers 475,442 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Cameroon?
- About 118 times: Cameroon has 118× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Cameroon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cabo Verde is drawn about 1.08× its true area there and Cameroon about 1.01×. 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, Cabo Verde or Cameroon?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Cameroon 63 per km².