Cabo Verde vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 3.7 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Timor-Leste about 3.7 times.
Cabo VerdeTimor-LesteCabo Verde moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
0.27×
Cabo Verde is 0.27× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 3.7× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Dili |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S 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 Timor-Leste?
- No. Cabo Verde is 3.7 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 3.7 times: Timor-Leste has 3.7× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².