Cabo Verde vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 40.6 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Tunisia about 41 times.
Cabo VerdeTunisiaCabo Verde moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.02× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 40.6× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Tunis |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Cabo Verde is 40.6 times smaller than Tunisia. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Tunisia?
- About 41 times: Tunisia has 40.6× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².