Cabo Verde vs Chagos Islands
Cabo Verde is 67.2 times larger than Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands would fit into Cabo Verde about 67 times.
Cabo VerdeChagos IslandsCabo Verde moved onto Chagos Islands · Equal-area projection
67.2×
Cabo Verde is 67.2× the area of Chagos Islands.
| Cabo Verde | Chagos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 60 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 3,000 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 50 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Diego Garcia |
| Region | Western Africa | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| 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. Cabo Verde sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× its true area; Chagos Islands at 7° S is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Chagos Islands?
- Yes. Cabo Verde is 67.2 times larger than Chagos Islands. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Chagos Islands covers 60 km².
- How many times does Chagos Islands fit into Cabo Verde?
- About 67 times: Cabo Verde has 67.2× the area of Chagos Islands.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Chagos Islands 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 Chagos Islands about 1.02×. 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 Chagos Islands?
- Cabo Verde: 527,326 people against 3,000. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Chagos Islands 50 per km².