Cabo Verde vs Egypt
Egypt is 251 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Egypt about 251 times.
Cabo VerdeEgyptCabo Verde moved onto Egypt · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.0× the area of Egypt. Put the other way, Egypt is 251× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 1,010,408 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 118,365,995 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Cairo |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- No. Cabo Verde is 251 times smaller than Egypt. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Egypt?
- About 251 times: Egypt has 251× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Egypt 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 Egypt about 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Egypt 117 per km².