Cape Verde vs French Polynesia: Surface area

Cape Verde

4,030 sq. km

in 2023

French Polynesia

3,471 sq. km

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

171st

French Polynesia rank

172nd

Surface area over time

Cape Verde currently reports 4,030 sq. km against 3,471 sq. km in French Polynesia, a difference of 559 sq. km.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.2 times French Polynesia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Globally, Cape Verde ranks 171st and French Polynesia ranks 172nd of 216 countries.

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.