Cabo Verde vs El Salvador
El Salvador is 5.22 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into El Salvador about 5.2 times.
Cabo VerdeEl SalvadorCabo Verde moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.19× the area of El Salvador. Put the other way, El Salvador is 5.22× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | San Salvador |
| 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; El Salvador at 14° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 El Salvador?
- No. Cabo Verde is 5.22 times smaller than El Salvador. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into El Salvador?
- About 5.2 times: El Salvador has 5.22× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and El Salvador 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 El Salvador about 1.06×. 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 El Salvador?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².