Cabo Verde vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Cabo Verde is 10.4 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into Cabo Verde about 10 times.
Cabo VerdeSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesCabo Verde moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
10.4×
Cabo Verde is 10.4× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Cabo Verde | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 389 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 99,924 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Kingstown |
| 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 Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Yes. Cabo Verde is 10.4 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Cabo Verde?
- About 10 times: Cabo Verde has 10.4× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Cabo Verde: 527,326 people against 99,924. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².