Cabo Verde vs Mauritius
Cabo Verde is 98% larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Cabo Verde about 2.0 times.
Cabo VerdeMauritiusCabo Verde moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
1.98×
Cabo Verde is 1.98× the area of Mauritius.
| Cabo Verde | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Port Louis |
| 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; Mauritius at 20° S 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 Mauritius?
- Yes. Cabo Verde is 98% larger than Mauritius. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Cabo Verde?
- About 2.0 times: Cabo Verde has 1.98× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Mauritius 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 Mauritius 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 Mauritius?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².