Cameroon vs Central African Republic
Central African Republic is 31% larger than Cameroon.
CameroonCentral African RepublicCameroon moved onto Central African Republic · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 0.76× the area of Central African Republic. Put the other way, Central African Republic is 1.31× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Central African Republic | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 622,984 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 5,513,282 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 8.8 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Bangui |
| Region | Middle Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cameroon sits at about 6°N and is stretched to 1.01× its true area; Central African Republic at 7° 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 Cameroon bigger than Central African Republic?
- No. Cameroon is 24% smaller than Central African Republic. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Central African Republic covers 622,984 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Central African Republic?
- About 1.3 times: Central African Republic has 1.31× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Central African Republic look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cameroon is drawn about 1.01× its true area there and Central African Republic 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, Cameroon or Central African Republic?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 5,513,282. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Central African Republic 8.8 per km².