Bulgaria vs Cameroon
Cameroon is 4.28 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Cameroon about 4.3 times.
BulgariaCameroonBulgaria moved onto Cameroon · Equal-area projection
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Bulgaria is 0.23× the area of Cameroon. Put the other way, Cameroon is 4.28× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Cameroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 475,442 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 29,879,337 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 63 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Yaounde |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bulgaria sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.86× its true area; Cameroon at 6° N is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Cameroon. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Bulgaria bigger than Cameroon?
- No. Bulgaria is 4.28 times smaller than Cameroon. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Cameroon covers 475,442 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Cameroon?
- About 4.3 times: Cameroon has 4.28× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Cameroon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bulgaria is drawn about 1.86× its true area there and Cameroon about 1.01×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cameroon. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Cameroon?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Cameroon 63 per km².