Cabo Verde vs Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is 27% larger than Cabo Verde.
Cabo VerdeTrinidad and TobagoCabo Verde moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.79× the area of Trinidad and Tobago. Put the other way, Trinidad and Tobago is 1.27× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- No. Cabo Verde is 21% smaller than Trinidad and Tobago. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Trinidad and Tobago?
- About 1.3 times: Trinidad and Tobago has 1.27× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1,367,764 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².