Cabo Verde vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 66.0 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Western Sahara about 66 times.
Cabo VerdeWestern SaharaCabo Verde moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.02× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 66.0× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 612,000 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | — |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Cabo Verde is 66.0 times smaller than Western Sahara. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Western Sahara?
- About 66 times: Western Sahara has 66.0× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².