Africa · Western Africa
Cape Verde
Cape Verde covers about 3,930 km² (1,520 mi²), the 176th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, at about 3,920 km².
- 3,930km²Area, main territory
- 556,000Population
- 0.13In Belgiums
50 km
- Cape Verde
Facts
| Area, main territory | 3,930 km²1,520 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 4,030 km²Wikidata · 2.6% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.13 |
| Capital | Praia |
| Population | 556,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 142 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 17°N |
| In other languages | Cabo Verde Español · Kap Verde Deutsch · Cabo Verde Français · Cabo Verde Português · カーボベルデ 日本語 · 佛得角 中文 · 카보베르데 한국어 |
| Continent | Africa#52 of 54 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Cape Verde
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 4,324× the size of Cape Verde.
- At 142 people per km², Cape Verde is the 46th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Cape Verde lies at 16°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Cape Verde's main territory stretches about 266 km north to south and 287 km east to west.
- Our measured 3,930 km² is 2.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,030 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
How Cape Verde measures up
Cape Verde holds 0.0% of the land area and 0.0% of the people of the 54 countries listed for Africa. In Western Africa it is the 16th largest of 16.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 3,930 km² | 175th of 239 |
| Population | 556,000 | 171st of 237 |
| Density | 142 per km² | 46th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 15.9°N | 115th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Cape Verde is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.13× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 802 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 2,158 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 2,406 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 4,324 its size |
Where Cape Verde sits
- Cape Verde's centre lies at 15.9°N, 24.0°W, in the northern and western hemispheres, about 1,770 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 15°N to 17°N, about 270 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Cape Verde had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Cape Verde would have 4.9 million people. It has 556,000.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Cape Verde would have 15,000 people. It has 556,000.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 284,000.
About the same size as
Largest in Africa
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2020; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11