Cabo Verde vs Liberia
Liberia is 27.6 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Liberia about 28 times.
Cabo VerdeLiberiaCabo Verde moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.04× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 27.6× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Monrovia |
| 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; Liberia at 6° 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 Liberia?
- No. Cabo Verde is 27.6 times smaller than Liberia. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Liberia?
- About 28 times: Liberia has 27.6× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Liberia 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 Liberia 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 Liberia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Liberia 51 per km².