Cabo Verde vs Gabon
Gabon is 66.4 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Gabon about 66 times.
Cabo VerdeGabonCabo Verde moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.02× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 66.4× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Libreville |
| Region | Western Africa | Middle 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; Gabon at 1° S 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 Gabon?
- No. Cabo Verde is 66.4 times smaller than Gabon. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Gabon?
- About 66 times: Gabon has 66.4× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Gabon 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 Gabon 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 Gabon?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².