Cabo Verde vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 17.8 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Sierra Leone about 18 times.
Cabo VerdeSierra LeoneCabo Verde moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.06× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 17.8× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Freetown |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- No. Cabo Verde is 17.8 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 18 times: Sierra Leone has 17.8× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone about 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².