Cabo Verde vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 146 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Madagascar about 146 times.
Cabo VerdeMadagascarCabo Verde moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.01× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 146× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Antananarivo |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Cabo Verde is 146 times smaller than Madagascar. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Madagascar?
- About 146 times: Madagascar has 146× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².