Cabo Verde vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 6.53 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Rwanda about 6.5 times.
Cabo VerdeRwandaCabo Verde moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.15× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 6.53× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Kigali |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- No. Cabo Verde is 6.53 times smaller than Rwanda. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Rwanda?
- About 6.5 times: Rwanda has 6.53× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².