Cape Verde and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are almost exactly the same size

Cape Verde covers about 3,930 km² (1,520 mi²) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands about 3,920 km² (1,510 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.

3,930km²Cape Verde
3,920km²South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

200 km

Cape Verde
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

What fits

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is 100% of the size of Cape Verde.
The measured areas differ by 5.2 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
Measured in Belgiums: Cape Verde is about 0.13, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands about 0.13.

How they differ

Cape Verde also has the larger population: 556,000 against 40, 15,885× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 142 in Cape Verde against 0.0 in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Cape Verde is 15,864× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 7,930 km apart.
On a standard web map South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands looks larger than Cape Verde: Cape Verde at 16°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands at 55°S about 3.0×, so the map shows South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands as 2.76× the size of Cape Verde, when Cape Verde is 1.00× the size of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Together Cape Verde and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands cover 7,850 km², close to the size of Lebanon (10,000 km², 27% bigger).
At South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands's density, Cape Verde would have 40 people (it has 556,000). At Cape Verde's density, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands would have 555,000 (it has 40).
Cape Verde's centre is 70.6° of latitude, about 7,850 km, farther north than South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Cape Verde	1.00×
More people	Cape Verde	15,885×
More crowded	Cape Verde	15,864×
Farther north	Cape Verde	70.6° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	3.0× against 1.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Cape Verde	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Belgium 30,700 km²	0.13×	0.13×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	0.02×	0.02×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.01×	0.01×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.01×	0.01×
France 548,000 km²	0.01×	0.01×
India 3,151,000 km²	1 in 802	1 in 803
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	1 in 2,158	1 in 2,161
United States 9,447,000 km²	1 in 2,406	1 in 2,409
Russia 16,980,000 km²	1 in 4,324	1 in 4,330

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Cape Verde	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Area, main territory	3,930 km²1,520 mi²	3,920 km²1,510 mi²
Population	556,000Wikidata, 2020	40Wikidata, 2019
Density	142 per km²	0.0 per km²
Official area	4,030 km²Wikidata	4,070 km²Wikidata
Capital	Praia	Grytviken; King Edward Point
Latitude range	15°N to 17°N	59°S to 54°S
Continent	Africa	Seven seas (open ocean)

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2019, covering each whole country. 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 3,920 km² is 3.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,070 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

Similar in size to Cape Verde

Similar in size to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
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: 2026-11-11

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