Cameroon vs China
China is 20.2 times larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into China about 20 times.
CameroonChinaCameroon moved onto China · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 0.05× the area of China. Put the other way, China is 20.2× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | China | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 9,596,961 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 1,406,585,000 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Beijing |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 17 |
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; China at 37° N is stretched to 1.56×. That difference is why China 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 Cameroon bigger than China?
- No. Cameroon is 20.2 times smaller than China. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and China covers 9,596,961 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into China?
- About 20 times: China has 20.2× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and China 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 China about 1.56×. That is why China 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, Cameroon or China?
- China: 1,406,585,000 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², China 147 per km².