Cabo Verde vs Malta
Cabo Verde is 12.8 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into Cabo Verde about 13 times.
Cabo VerdeMaltaCabo Verde moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
12.8×
Cabo Verde is 12.8× the area of Malta.
| Cabo Verde | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 579,704 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Valletta |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Europe |
| 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; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Yes. Cabo Verde is 12.8 times larger than Malta. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Cabo Verde?
- About 13 times: Cabo Verde has 12.8× the area of Malta.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Malta: 579,704 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².