Cabo Verde vs Gambia
Gambia is 2.8 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Gambia about 2.8 times.
Cabo VerdeGambiaCabo Verde moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
0.36×
Cabo Verde is 0.36× the area of Gambia. Put the other way, Gambia is 2.8× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Banjul |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Gambia at 13° 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 Gambia?
- No. Cabo Verde is 2.8 times smaller than Gambia. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Gambia?
- About 2.8 times: Gambia has 2.8× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Gambia 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 Gambia 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 Gambia?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Gambia 250 per km².