Cabo Verde vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 96.9 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Zimbabwe about 97 times.
Cabo VerdeZimbabweCabo Verde moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 0.01× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 96.9× the size of Cabo Verde.
| Cabo Verde | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Harare |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Cabo Verde is 96.9 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 97 times: Zimbabwe has 96.9× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 527,326. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².