Cabo Verde vs Guyana
Guyana is 53.3 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Guyana about 53 times.
Cabo VerdeGuyanaCabo Verde moved onto Guyana · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.02× the area of Guyana. Put the other way, Guyana is 53.3× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 835,986 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Georgetown |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| 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; Guyana at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- No. Cabo Verde is 53.3 times smaller than Guyana. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Guyana?
- About 53 times: Guyana has 53.3× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Guyana 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 Guyana about 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Guyana: 835,986 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².