Cabo Verde vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 8.96 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 9.0 times.
Cabo VerdeGuinea-BissauCabo Verde moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
0.11×
Cabo Verde is 0.11× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 8.96× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Bissau |
| Region | Western Africa | Western 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; Guinea-Bissau at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Cabo Verde is 8.96 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 9.0 times: Guinea-Bissau has 8.96× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau about 1.05×. 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².