Cabo Verde vs Saint Barthélemy
Cabo Verde is 168 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Cabo Verde about 168 times.
Cabo VerdeSaint BarthélemyCabo Verde moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 168× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Cabo Verde | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 10,124 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Gustavia |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Cabo Verde is 168 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Cabo Verde?
- About 168 times: Cabo Verde has 168× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Cabo Verde: 527,326 people against 10,124. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².