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Cape Verde's area vs the United States': size comparison by land type

Updated on by Georank team

The United States is 2,437 times bigger by total area compared to Cape Verde: 3,794,100 sq mi vs 1,557 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the United States is 3,531,839 sq mi vs 1,556 sq mi for Cape Verde — a 2,270 times difference in territory size.

  • Cape Verde ranks 167/197 by total surface area vs 3/197 for the United States.
  • Cape Verde occupies 0.003% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 6.14% for the United States.
  • 19.6% of Cape Verde's area is agricultural land vs 46.1% in the United States.
  • Cape Verde has 0.002% of the world's agricultural land area — the US has 8.83%.
  • 11.6% of Cape Verde is covered by forests, compared to 33.9% in the US.
  • 0.001% of the world's forests are in Cape Verde, and 7.67% are in the United States.

True size map comparison: Cape Verde vs United States

See how Cape Verde and the United States compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

Cape Verde United States
Total area 1,557
sq mi 		3,794,100
sq mi
Size difference ratio 1 2,437
Total area rank 167/197 3/197
Share of all countries' surface area 0.0008% 1.93%
Land area 1,556
sq mi 		3,531,839
sq mi
Land area difference ratio 1 2,270
Land area rank 167/197 3/197
Share of all countries' land area 0.003% 6.14%
Population 524,877 341,784,857
Population density 340 ppl/mi² 97.3 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

Cape Verde United States
Forest area 180
sq mi 		1,196,125
sq mi
Forest area as share of land 11.6% 33.9%
Forest area rank 164/196 4/196
World's forests share 0.001% 7.67%
Agricultural land area 305
sq mi 		1,627,576
sq mi
Agricultural land share 19.6% 46.1%
Agricultural land area rank 165/194 2/194
Share of global agricultural land 0.002% 8.83%
Arable land 193.1
sq mi 		585,190
sq mi
Arable land share 12.4% 16.6%
Arable land area rank 159/191 2/191
Permanent cropland 15.4
sq mi 		12,242
sq mi
Permanent cropland share 0.99% 0.35%
Permanent cropland area rank 163/192 14/192
Water area 1.16
sq mi 		262,262
sq mi
Water as share of total area 0.07% 6.91%
Water area rank 155/197 3/197
Roads length 839
mi 		4,092,730
mi
Land borders length 0
mi 		7,458
mi
Coastline length 600
mi 		12,380
mi
Share of marine protected waters 0.1% 19%

Size of Cape Verde compared to states in USA

If Cape Verde were a state in the US, it would be the 51st biggest by land area: larger than Rhode Island, smaller than Delaware, and 167.9 times smaller than the size of Texas.

# State Land area Compared to Cape Verde
1 Alaska 570,641 sq mi x367
2 Texas 261,232 sq mi x167.9
3 California 155,779 sq mi x100.1
4 Montana 145,546 sq mi x93.5
5 New Mexico 121,298 sq mi x78
6 Arizona 113,594 sq mi x73
7 Nevada 109,781 sq mi x70.6
8 Colorado 103,642 sq mi x66.6
9 Wyoming 97,093 sq mi x62.4
10 Oregon 95,988 sq mi x61.7
11 Idaho 82,643 sq mi x53.1
12 Utah 82,169 sq mi x52.8
13 Kansas 81,759 sq mi x52.5
14 Minnesota 79,627 sq mi x51.2
15 Nebraska 76,824 sq mi x49.4
16 South Dakota 75,811 sq mi x48.7
17 North Dakota 69,001 sq mi x44.3
18 Missouri 68,742 sq mi x44.2
19 Oklahoma 68,595 sq mi x44.1
20 Washington 66,456 sq mi x42.7
21 Georgia 57,513 sq mi x37
22 Michigan 56,539 sq mi x36.3
23 Iowa 55,857 sq mi x35.9
24 Illinois 55,519 sq mi x35.7
25 Wisconsin 54,158 sq mi x34.8
26 Florida 53,625 sq mi x34.5
27 Arkansas 52,035 sq mi x33.4
28 Alabama 50,645 sq mi x32.5
29 North Carolina 48,618 sq mi x31.2
30 New York 47,126 sq mi x30.3
31 Mississippi 46,923 sq mi x30.2
32 Pennsylvania 44,743 sq mi x28.8
33 Louisiana 43,204 sq mi x27.8
34 Tennessee 41,235 sq mi x26.5
35 Ohio 40,861 sq mi x26.3
36 Virginia 39,490 sq mi x25.4
37 Kentucky 39,486 sq mi x25.4
38 Indiana 35,826 sq mi x23
39 Maine 30,843 sq mi x19.8
40 South Carolina 30,061 sq mi x19.3
41 West Virginia 24,038 sq mi x15.4
42 Maryland 9,707 sq mi x6.24
43 Vermont 9,217 sq mi x5.92
44 New Hampshire 8,953 sq mi x5.75
45 Massachusetts 7,800 sq mi x5.01
46 New Jersey 7,354 sq mi x4.73
47 Hawaii 6,423 sq mi x4.13
48 Connecticut 4,842 sq mi x3.11
49 Puerto Rico 3,459 sq mi x2.22
50 Delaware 1,949 sq mi x1.25
* Cape Verde 1,556 sq mi *
51 Rhode Island 1,045 sq mi 0.67
52 Guam 209.7 sq mi 0.13
53 Northern Mariana Islands 179.2 sq mi 0.12
54 US Virgin Islands 133.7 sq mi 0.09
55 American Samoa 76.4 sq mi 0.05
56 District of Columbia 61 sq mi 0.04

Cape Verde vs United States size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2023–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  3. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2025, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  4. United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  5. U.S. Census Bureau (2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)

Total agricultural land encompasses all areas used for agriculture: territories under permanent and temporary crops and pastures. It includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit and nut trees, and vineyards, but excludes sites utilized for timber production.

Arable land encompasses fields utilized for temporary crop production, pastures, market or kitchen gardens, and temporarily fallowed land. Land abandoned due to shifting cultivation practices is not included.

Permanent cropland refers to farmland for the long-term cultivation of crops, such as coffee, cocoa, and rubber, which do not require replanting after each harvest. This category encompasses land with permanent crops like flowering shrubs, fruit and nut trees, and vines, but does not include land under trees for timber production.

Inland areas under water, such as large rivers, lakes, and some coastal waterways.

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