Cabo Verde vs Saint Helena
Cabo Verde is 10.2 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Cabo Verde about 10 times.
Cabo VerdeSaint HelenaCabo Verde moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
10.2×
Cabo Verde is 10.2× the area of Saint Helena.
| Cabo Verde | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 5,633 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Jamestown |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| 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 Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Yes. Cabo Verde is 10.2 times larger than Saint Helena. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Cabo Verde?
- About 10 times: Cabo Verde has 10.2× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Saint Helena 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 Helena about 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Cabo Verde: 527,326 people against 5,633. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².