Cabo Verde vs Kenya
Kenya is 144 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Kenya about 144 times.
Cabo VerdeKenyaCabo Verde moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
0.01×
Cabo Verde is 0.01× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 144× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Nairobi |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Kenya at 1° N 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 Kenya?
- No. Cabo Verde is 144 times smaller than Kenya. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Kenya?
- About 144 times: Kenya has 144× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Kenya 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 Kenya 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 Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Kenya 99 per km².