Cabo Verde vs Senegal
Senegal is 48.8 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Senegal about 49 times.
Cabo VerdeSenegalCabo Verde moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.02× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 48.8× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Dakar |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. Cabo Verde is 48.8 times smaller than Senegal. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Senegal?
- About 49 times: Senegal has 48.8× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Senegal 96 per km².