Cabo Verde vs Ghana
Ghana is 59.1 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Ghana about 59 times.
Cabo VerdeGhanaCabo Verde moved onto Ghana · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.02× the area of Ghana. Put the other way, Ghana is 59.1× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Accra |
| Region | Western Africa | Western 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; Ghana at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Ghana?
- No. Cabo Verde is 59.1 times smaller than Ghana. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Ghana?
- About 59 times: Ghana has 59.1× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Ghana 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 Ghana about 1.02×. 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 Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Ghana 147 per km².