Cabo Verde vs Comoros
Cabo Verde is 98% larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Cabo Verde about 2.0 times.
Cabo VerdeComorosCabo Verde moved onto Comoros · Equal-area projection
1.98×
Cabo Verde is 1.98× the area of Comoros.
| Cabo Verde | Comoros | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 2,034 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 882,847 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 434 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Moroni |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern 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. Cabo Verde sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× its true area; Comoros at 12° S is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Comoros?
- Yes. Cabo Verde is 98% larger than Comoros. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Comoros covers 2,034 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Cabo Verde?
- About 2.0 times: Cabo Verde has 1.98× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Comoros 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 Comoros about 1.04×. 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 Comoros?
- Comoros: 882,847 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Comoros 434 per km².