Cabo Verde vs Qatar
Qatar is 2.84 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Qatar about 2.8 times.
Cabo VerdeQatarCabo Verde moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.35× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 2.84× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Doha |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- No. Cabo Verde is 2.84 times smaller than Qatar. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Qatar?
- About 2.8 times: Qatar has 2.84× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Qatar 260 per km².