Cabo Verde vs Niue
Cabo Verde is 15.5 times larger than Niue. Niue would fit into Cabo Verde about 16 times.
Cabo VerdeNiueCabo Verde moved onto Niue · Equal-area projection
15.5×
Cabo Verde is 15.5× the area of Niue.
| Cabo Verde | Niue | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 260 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 1,821 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 7.0 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Alofi |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Niue at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Yes. Cabo Verde is 15.5 times larger than Niue. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Niue covers 260 km².
- How many times does Niue fit into Cabo Verde?
- About 16 times: Cabo Verde has 15.5× the area of Niue.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Niue 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 Niue about 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Cabo Verde: 527,326 people against 1,821. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Niue 7.0 per km².