Cabo Verde vs Seychelles
Cabo Verde is 8.79 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Cabo Verde about 8.8 times.
Cabo VerdeSeychellesCabo Verde moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 8.79× the area of Seychelles.
| Cabo Verde | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 122,730 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Victoria |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern 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; Seychelles at 5° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Yes. Cabo Verde is 8.79 times larger than Seychelles. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Cabo Verde?
- About 8.8 times: Cabo Verde has 8.79× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Seychelles 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 Seychelles about 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Cabo Verde: 527,326 people against 122,730. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².