Cabo Verde vs South Africa
South Africa is 303 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into South Africa about 303 times.
Cabo VerdeSouth AfricaCabo Verde moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 303× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Pretoria |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Cabo Verde is 303 times smaller than South Africa. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into South Africa?
- About 303 times: South Africa has 303× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², South Africa 53 per km².