Burundi vs Cameroon
Cameroon is 17.1 times larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into Cameroon about 17 times.
BurundiCameroonBurundi moved onto Cameroon · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.06× the area of Cameroon. Put the other way, Cameroon is 17.1× the size of Burundi.
| Burundi | Cameroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 475,442 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 29,879,337 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 63 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | Yaounde |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Burundi sits at about 3°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Burundi bigger than Cameroon?
- No. Burundi is 17.1 times smaller than Cameroon. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Cameroon covers 475,442 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Cameroon?
- About 17 times: Cameroon has 17.1× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burundi and Cameroon look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Burundi is drawn about 1.0× 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, Burundi or Cameroon?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 14,390,003. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Cameroon 63 per km².