Benin vs Cameroon
Cameroon is 4.14 times larger than Benin. Benin would fit into Cameroon about 4.1 times.
BeninCameroonBenin moved onto Cameroon · Equal-area projection
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Benin is 0.24× the area of Cameroon. Put the other way, Cameroon is 4.14× the size of Benin.
| Benin | Cameroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 114,763 km² | 475,442 km² |
| Population | 14,814,460 | 29,879,337 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 63 / km² |
| Capital | Porto-Novo | Yaounde |
| Region | Western Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Benin sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Benin bigger than Cameroon?
- No. Benin is 4.14 times smaller than Cameroon. Benin covers 114,763 km² and Cameroon covers 475,442 km².
- How many times does Benin fit into Cameroon?
- About 4.1 times: Cameroon has 4.14× the area of Benin.
- Why do Benin and Cameroon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Benin is drawn about 1.03× 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, Benin or Cameroon?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 14,814,460. Density: Benin 129 per km², Cameroon 63 per km².