Which is bigger: Cabo Verde or Samoa?

Cabo Verde is larger (4,033 km²) — about 1.4 times the size of Samoa (2,841.76 km²).

Why do Cabo Verde and Samoa look different on the map than in reality?

The common Mercator projection enlarges areas the farther they lie from the equator, so the on-map size proportions of Cabo Verde and Samoa are distorted compared to their true land area.

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Cabo Verde×Samoa

Put Cabo Verde and Samoa on the same scale. Drag, separate, and see what the Mercator map hides.

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True-size comparison

Same scale. Real difference.

Drag the outlines to overlap them, or place them side by side.

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Cabo Verde ↗

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Total surface area4,033 km²ed. 2024

Population527,3262025

Land area4,030 km²2023

TypeCountry

Samoa ↗

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Total surface area2,841.76 km²ed. 2024

Population219,3062025

Land area2,780 km²2023

TypeCountry