Cabo Verde vs Philippines
Philippines is 85.2 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Philippines about 85 times.
Cabo VerdePhilippinesCabo Verde moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.01× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 85.2× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Manila |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- No. Cabo Verde is 85.2 times smaller than Philippines. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Philippines?
- About 85 times: Philippines has 85.2× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Philippines 340 per km².