Trinidad and Tobago is 1.30× the size of Cape Verde
Trinidad and Tobago covers about 5,120 km² (1,980 mi²) and Cape Verde about 3,930 km² (1,520 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 5,120km²Trinidad and Tobago
- 3,930km²Cape Verde
50 km
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Cape Verde
What fits
- Cape Verde is 77% of the size of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Trinidad and Tobago is larger by 1,200 km² (462 mi²), which is 30% of the area of Cape Verde.
- Measured in Belgiums: Trinidad and Tobago is about 0.17, Cape Verde about 0.13.
How they differ
- Trinidad and Tobago also has the larger population: 1.4 million against 556,000, 2.46× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 267 in Trinidad and Tobago against 142 in Cape Verde: Trinidad and Tobago is 1.89× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,080 km apart.
- Together Trinidad and Tobago and Cape Verde cover 9,050 km², close to the size of Lebanon (10,000 km², 11% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,200 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Cape Verde's density, Trinidad and Tobago would have 725,000 people (it has 1.4 million). At Trinidad and Tobago's density, Cape Verde would have 1.0 million (it has 556,000).
- Cape Verde's centre is 5.5° of latitude, about 610 km, farther north than Trinidad and Tobago's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.30× |
| More people | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.46× |
| More crowded | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.89× |
| Farther north | Cape Verde | 5.5° of latitude |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Trinidad and Tobago | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 0.17× | 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 615 | 1 in 802 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 1,654 | 1 in 2,158 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 1,844 | 1 in 2,406 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 3,315 | 1 in 4,324 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Trinidad and Tobago | Cape Verde | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 5,120 km²1,980 mi² | 3,930 km²1,520 mi² |
| Population | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2017 | 556,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 267 per km² | 142 per km² |
| Official area | 5,130 km²Wikidata | 4,030 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Port of Spain | Praia |
| Latitude range | 10°N to 11°N | 15°N to 17°N |
| Continent | North America | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2020, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 5,130 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,120 km², to within 2%.
- 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 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