Cabo Verde vs Djibouti
Djibouti is 5.75 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Djibouti about 5.8 times.
Cabo VerdeDjiboutiCabo Verde moved onto Djibouti · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.17× the area of Djibouti. Put the other way, Djibouti is 5.75× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Djibouti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 23,200 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 1,184,076 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Djibouti |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Djibouti at 12° N 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 Djibouti?
- No. Cabo Verde is 5.75 times smaller than Djibouti. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Djibouti covers 23,200 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Djibouti?
- About 5.8 times: Djibouti has 5.75× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Djibouti 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 Djibouti 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 Djibouti?
- Djibouti: 1,184,076 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Djibouti 51 per km².