Cabo Verde vs Malawi
Malawi is 29.4 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Malawi about 29 times.
Cabo VerdeMalawiCabo Verde moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.03× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 29.4× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Lilongwe |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Malawi at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Malawi?
- No. Cabo Verde is 29.4 times smaller than Malawi. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Malawi?
- About 29 times: Malawi has 29.4× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Malawi 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 Malawi about 1.06×. 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 Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Malawi 188 per km².