Cabo Verde vs Northern Mariana Islands
Cabo Verde is 8.69 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Cabo Verde about 8.7 times.
Cabo VerdeNorthern Mariana IslandsCabo Verde moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
8.69×
Cabo Verde is 8.69× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Cabo Verde | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 43,541 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Saipan |
| Region | Western Africa | Micronesia |
| 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; Northern Mariana Islands at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Yes. Cabo Verde is 8.69 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Cabo Verde?
- About 8.7 times: Cabo Verde has 8.69× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Northern Mariana Islands 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 Northern Mariana Islands about 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Cabo Verde: 527,326 people against 43,541. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².