Cabo Verde vs South Georgia
South Georgia and Cabo Verde are almost exactly the same size.
Cabo VerdeSouth GeorgiaCabo Verde moved onto South Georgia · Equal-area projection
Remote islands and overseas parts not drawn; the figures include them
0.99×
Cabo Verde is 0.99× the area of South Georgia. Put the other way, South Georgia is 1.01× the size of Cabo Verde.
 Cabo Verde |  South Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaAbout the same area | 4,033 km²#166 of 194 | 4,066 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationCabo Verde: 15,066× the population | 527,326#168 of 194 · 2025 | 352019 |
| DensityCabo Verde: 15,190× the density | 131 / km²#69 of 194 | 0.01 / km² |
| Urban population | 78%#51 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 1.51 per woman#135 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Population growth | +0.47%#128 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Birth rate | 12.2 per 1,000#110 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Death rate | 5.1 per 1,000#168 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Children under 15 | 24.7%#92 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| People over 65 | 7.2%#99 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Net migration | −2.4 per 1,000#153 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Refugees abroad | 0.03 per 1,000#138 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | 76.2 years#77 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Infant mortality | 10.6 per 1,000 births#108 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 0.73 per 1,000#117 of 178 · 2023 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.668#132 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $5,590#109 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDP | $3.06B2025 | — |
| Income group | Upper-middle income | — |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $12,165#120 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growth | +6.3%#26 of 187 · 2025 | — |
| Inflation | +2.3%#109 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 11.9%#26 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 14.6%#41 of 149 · 2015 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 42.4#27 of 149 · 2015 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | 9.2% of jobs#112 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in industry | 23.1% of jobs#54 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in services | 67.7% of jobs#61 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 5.0% of GDP#37 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | 42.0% of GDP#63 of 168 · 2025 | — |
| Military spending | 0.7% of GDP#135 of 155 · 2025 | — |
| Internet users | 75%#109 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 112 per 100#107 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 13% of land#140 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| CO₂ per person | 1.29 t a year#120 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 21.8%#100 of 190 · 2022 | — |
| Access to electricity | 98.4%#117 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 20.2 µg/m³#80 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected land | 17.6% of land#96 of 191 · 2025 | — |
| Arable land | 18.0% of land#59 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Water stress | 59.7%#29 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 228 mm#161 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | +0.86#45 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | +0.91#37 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Homicide rate | 7.0 per 100,000#37 of 146 · 2020 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of United Kingdom |
| Government | Parliamentary republic | Dependent territory |
| Capital | Praia | King Edward Point |
| Currency | Cape Verdean escudo (CVE) | Pound sterling (GBP) |
| Official languages | Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole | English |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC−1 | UTC−2 |
| Calling code | +238 | — |
| Region | Western Africa, Africa | Seven seas (open ocean) |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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 Georgia at 54° S is stretched to 2.96×. That difference is why South Georgia looks so much bigger than it is next to Cabo Verde. 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 Georgia?
- No. Cabo Verde and South Georgia are almost exactly the same size. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and South Georgia covers 4,066 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into South Georgia?
- About 1.0 times: South Georgia has 1.01× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and South Georgia 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 Georgia about 2.96×. That is why South Georgia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cabo Verde. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cabo Verde or South Georgia?
- Cabo Verde: 527,326 people against 35. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², South Georgia 0.01 per km².
- What kind of government do Cabo Verde and South Georgia have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Cabo Verde: parliamentary republic; South Georgia: dependent territory.