Cabo Verde vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 256 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Mauritania about 256 times.
Cabo VerdeMauritaniaCabo Verde moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.0× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 256× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Nouakchott |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- No. Cabo Verde is 256 times smaller than Mauritania. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Mauritania?
- About 256 times: Mauritania has 256× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Mauritania 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 Mauritania about 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².