Nagasaki is 1.02× the size of Cape Verde
Nagasaki (prefecture of Japan) covers about 3,990 km² (1,540 mi²) and Cape Verde (Africa) about 3,930 km² (1,520 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 3,990km²Nagasaki
- 3,930km²Cape Verde
50 km
- Nagasaki
- Cape Verde
What fits
- Cape Verde is 98% of the size of Nagasaki.
- Nagasaki is larger by 64.1 km² (24.7 mi²), which is 1.6% of the area of Cape Verde.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nagasaki is about 0.13, Cape Verde about 0.13.
How they differ
- Nagasaki also has the larger population: 1.3 million against 556,000, 2.35× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 328 in Nagasaki against 142 in Cape Verde: Nagasaki is 2.31× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Nagasaki at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Cape Verde at 16°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Nagasaki as 1.34× the size of Cape Verde instead of 1.02×.
- Together Nagasaki and Cape Verde cover 7,920 km², close to the size of Lebanon (10,000 km², 26% bigger).
- At Cape Verde's density, Nagasaki would have 565,000 people (it has 1.3 million). At Nagasaki's density, Cape Verde would have 1.3 million (it has 556,000).
- Nagasaki's centre is 17.3° of latitude, about 1,920 km, farther north than Cape Verde's.
- Nagasaki is the 38th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Cape Verde ranks 176th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Nagasaki lies about 17° of latitude (roughly 1,920 km) north of Cape Verde.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nagasaki would have about 3,050 m² and each person in Cape Verde about 7,060 m².
- Laid side by side, Nagasaki and Cape Verde would cover 7,920 km², 79% of the size of Lebanon.
- Together they have 1.9 million people, about as many people as Guinea-Bissau.
- Counted as a country, Nagasaki would rank 175th by area and 159th by population.
Side by side
| Nagasaki | Cape Verde | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 3,990 km²1,540 mi² | 3,930 km²1,520 mi² |
| Official area | 4,110 km²Wikidata | 4,030 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 38th of 47in Japan | 175th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 556,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 30th of 47in Japan | 171st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 328 per km² | 142 per km² |
| Capital | Nagasaki | Praia |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 35°N | 15°N to 17°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 3,990 km² is 2.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,110 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- 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.
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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