Bhutan vs Cameroon
Cameroon is 12.4 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Cameroon about 12 times.
BhutanCameroonBhutan moved onto Cameroon · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.08× the area of Cameroon. Put the other way, Cameroon is 12.4× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Cameroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 475,442 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 29,879,337 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 63 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Yaounde |
| Region | Southern Asia | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Bhutan sits at about 27°N and is stretched to 1.27× 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 Bhutan bigger than Cameroon?
- No. Bhutan is 12.4 times smaller than Cameroon. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Cameroon covers 475,442 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Cameroon?
- About 12 times: Cameroon has 12.4× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Cameroon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bhutan is drawn about 1.27× 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, Bhutan or Cameroon?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Cameroon 63 per km².