Cabo Verde vs US Virgin Islands
Cabo Verde is 11.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Cabo Verde about 12 times.
Cabo VerdeUS Virgin IslandsCabo Verde moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 11.7× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Cabo Verde | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 103,792 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Charlotte Amalie |
| 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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Cabo Verde is 11.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Cabo Verde?
- About 12 times: Cabo Verde has 11.7× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Cabo Verde and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Cabo Verde: 527,326 people against 103,792. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².