Cabo Verde vs Suriname
Suriname is 40.5 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Suriname about 40 times.
Cabo VerdeSurinameCabo Verde moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.02× the area of Suriname. Put the other way, Suriname is 40.5× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 639,850 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Paramaribo |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Suriname at 4° N 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 Suriname?
- No. Cabo Verde is 40.5 times smaller than Suriname. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Suriname?
- About 40 times: Suriname has 40.5× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Suriname 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 Suriname 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 Suriname?
- Suriname: 639,850 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².