Cabo Verde vs Costa Rica
Costa Rica is 12.7 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Costa Rica about 13 times.
Cabo VerdeCosta RicaCabo Verde moved onto Costa Rica · Equal-area projection
0.08×
Cabo Verde is 0.08× the area of Costa Rica. Put the other way, Costa Rica is 12.7× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 51,180 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 5,152,950 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | San Jose |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Costa Rica at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Costa Rica?
- No. Cabo Verde is 12.7 times smaller than Costa Rica. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Costa Rica covers 51,180 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Costa Rica?
- About 13 times: Costa Rica has 12.7× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica about 1.03×. 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 Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Costa Rica 101 per km².