Cape Verde is 1.15× the size of Goa
Cape Verde (Africa) covers about 3,930 km² (1,520 mi²) and Goa (state of India) about 3,420 km² (1,320 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 3,930km²Cape Verde
- 3,420km²Goa
50 km
- Cape Verde
- Goa
What fits
- Goa is 87% of the size of Cape Verde.
- Cape Verde is larger by 506 km² (195 mi²), which is 15% of the area of Goa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Cape Verde is about 0.13, Goa about 0.11.
How they differ
- Cape Verde is larger, but Goa has the larger population: 1.5 million against 556,000, 2.62× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 426 in Goa against 142 in Cape Verde: Goa is 3.01× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,400 km apart.
- Together Cape Verde and Goa cover 7,350 km², close to the size of Palestine (6,070 km², 17% smaller).
- The gap between them, 506 km², is about the size of Singapore (511 km²).
- At Goa's density, Cape Verde would have 1.7 million people (it has 556,000). At Cape Verde's density, Goa would have 484,000 (it has 1.5 million).
- Cape Verde's centre is 0.6° of latitude, about 70 km, farther north than Goa's.
- Cape Verde ranks 176th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Goa is the 31st largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.1% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 16°N and 15°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Cape Verde would have about 7,060 m² and each person in Goa about 2,350 m².
- Laid side by side, Cape Verde and Goa would cover 7,350 km², 1.29× the size of Brunei.
- Together they have 2.0 million people, about as many people as Lesotho.
- Counted as a country, Goa would rank 177th by area and 155th by population.
Side by side
| Cape Verde | Goa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 3,930 km²1,520 mi² | 3,420 km²1,320 mi² |
| Official area | 4,030 km²Wikidata | 3,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 175th of 239worldwide | 31st of 36in India |
| Population | 556,000Wikidata, 2020 | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 171st of 237worldwide | 27th of 36in India |
| Density | 142 per km² | 426 per km² |
| Capital | Praia | Panaji |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 17°N | 15°N to 16°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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.
- Our measured 3,420 km² is 7.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,700 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12