Cabo Verde vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 43.7 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Uruguay about 44 times.
Cabo VerdeUruguayCabo Verde moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.02× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 43.7× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Montevideo |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Cabo Verde is 43.7 times smaller than Uruguay. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Uruguay?
- About 44 times: Uruguay has 43.7× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².