Cabo Verde vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 16.3 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Sri Lanka about 16 times.
Cabo VerdeSri LankaCabo Verde moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.06× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 16.3× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Colombo |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Asia |
| 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; Sri Lanka at 8° 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 Sri Lanka?
- No. Cabo Verde is 16.3 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 16 times: Sri Lanka has 16.3× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².