Cabo Verde is about 10 times smaller than Netherlands.

Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, while Cabo Verde is approximately 4,033 sq km, making Cabo Verde 9.71% the size of Netherlands. Meanwhile, the population of Netherlands is ~18.1 million people (17.6 million fewer people live in Cabo Verde).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Netherlands vs. Cabo Verde uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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