Country size comparison
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Papua New Guinea is about 115 times bigger than Cabo Verde.
Cabo Verde is approximately 4,033 sq km, while Papua New Guinea is approximately 462,840 sq km, making Papua New Guinea 11,376% larger than Cabo Verde. Meanwhile, the population of Cabo Verde is ~596,707 people (9.0 million more people live in Papua New Guinea).
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Cabo Verde is 2.6% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall
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