Cabo Verde vs Maldives
Cabo Verde is 13.5 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Cabo Verde about 14 times.
Cabo VerdeMaldivesCabo Verde moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
13.5×
Cabo Verde is 13.5× the area of Maldives.
| Cabo Verde | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 529,676 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Male |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Asia |
| 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; Maldives at 4° 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 Maldives?
- Yes. Cabo Verde is 13.5 times larger than Maldives. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Cabo Verde?
- About 14 times: Cabo Verde has 13.5× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Maldives 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 Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².