Afghanistan vs Cameroon
Afghanistan is 37% larger than Cameroon.
AfghanistanCameroonAfghanistan moved onto Cameroon · Equal-area projection
1.37×
Afghanistan is 1.37× the area of Cameroon.
| Afghanistan | Cameroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 475,442 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 29,879,337 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 63 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Yaounde |
| Region | Southern Asia | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Cameroon at 6° N is stretched to 1.01×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Cameroon?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 37% larger than Cameroon. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Cameroon covers 475,442 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Afghanistan?
- About 1.4 times: Afghanistan has 1.37× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Afghanistan and Cameroon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Cameroon about 1.01×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Cameroon?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 29,879,337. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Cameroon 63 per km².