Country size comparison
compared to
California is about 100 times bigger than Cabo Verde.
Cabo Verde is approximately 4,033 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 9,914% larger than Cabo Verde. Meanwhile, the population of Cabo Verde is ~596,707 people (36.7 million more people live in California).
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