Cabo Verde vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 199 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Mozambique about 199 times.
Cabo VerdeMozambiqueCabo Verde moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.01× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 199× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Maputo |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- No. Cabo Verde is 199 times smaller than Mozambique. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Mozambique?
- About 199 times: Mozambique has 199× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Mozambique 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 Mozambique about 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².