Cabo Verde vs Czechia
Czechia is 19.6 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Czechia about 20 times.
Cabo VerdeCzechiaCabo Verde moved onto Czechia · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.05× the area of Czechia. Put the other way, Czechia is 19.6× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Czechia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 78,871 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 10,886,878 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Prague |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Czechia at 50° N is stretched to 2.39×. That difference is why Czechia looks so much bigger than it is next to Cabo Verde. 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 Czechia?
- No. Cabo Verde is 19.6 times smaller than Czechia. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Czechia covers 78,871 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Czechia?
- About 20 times: Czechia has 19.6× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Czechia 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 Czechia about 2.39×. That is why Czechia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cabo Verde. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cabo Verde or Czechia?
- Czechia: 10,886,878 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Czechia 138 per km².