Cabo Verde vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 7.53 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Lesotho about 7.5 times.
Cabo VerdeLesothoCabo Verde moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.13× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 7.53× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Maseru |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Lesotho at 30° S is stretched to 1.32×. 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 Lesotho?
- No. Cabo Verde is 7.53 times smaller than Lesotho. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Lesotho?
- About 7.5 times: Lesotho has 7.53× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Lesotho 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 Lesotho about 1.32×. 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 Lesotho?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².