Cabo Verde vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 115 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Papua New Guinea about 115 times.
Cabo VerdePapua New GuineaCabo Verde moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.01× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 115× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Port Moresby |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. Cabo Verde is 115 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 115 times: Papua New Guinea has 115× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².