Cabo Verde vs Pitcairn Islands
Cabo Verde is 85.8 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Cabo Verde about 86 times.
Cabo VerdePitcairn IslandsCabo Verde moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
85.8×
Cabo Verde is 85.8× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Cabo Verde | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 50 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Adamstown |
| 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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Cabo Verde is 85.8 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Cabo Verde?
- About 86 times: Cabo Verde has 85.8× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Pitcairn 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Cabo Verde: 527,326 people against 50. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².