Cabo Verde vs Mexico
Mexico is 489 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Mexico about 489 times.
Cabo VerdeMexicoCabo Verde moved onto Mexico · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.0× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 489× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Mexico City |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Cabo Verde is 489 times smaller than Mexico. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Mexico?
- About 489 times: Mexico has 489× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Mexico 67 per km².