Cabo Verde vs Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea is 6.96 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 7.0 times.
Cabo VerdeEquatorial GuineaCabo Verde moved onto Equatorial Guinea · Equal-area projection
0.14×
Cabo Verde is 0.14× the area of Equatorial Guinea. Put the other way, Equatorial Guinea is 6.96× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 28,051 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 1,938,431 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 69 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Malabo |
| Region | Western Africa | Middle Africa |
| 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; Equatorial Guinea at 2° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- No. Cabo Verde is 6.96 times smaller than Equatorial Guinea. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Equatorial Guinea?
- About 7.0 times: Equatorial Guinea has 6.96× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea about 1.0×. 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Equatorial Guinea 69 per km².