Bangladesh vs Cameroon
Cameroon is 3.22 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Cameroon about 3.2 times.
BangladeshCameroonBangladesh moved onto Cameroon · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 0.31× the area of Cameroon. Put the other way, Cameroon is 3.22× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Cameroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 475,442 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 29,879,337 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 63 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Yaounde |
| Region | Southern Asia | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bangladesh sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Bangladesh bigger than Cameroon?
- No. Bangladesh is 3.22 times smaller than Cameroon. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Cameroon covers 475,442 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Cameroon?
- About 3.2 times: Cameroon has 3.22× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Cameroon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bangladesh is drawn about 1.2× 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, Bangladesh or Cameroon?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 29,879,337. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Cameroon 63 per km².