Cameroon vs Colombia
Colombia is 2.4 times larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into Colombia about 2.4 times.
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Cameroon is 0.42× the area of Colombia. Put the other way, Colombia is 2.4× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 1,141,748 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 53,425,635 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 47 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Bogota |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Colombia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Colombia?
- No. Cameroon is 2.4 times smaller than Colombia. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Colombia covers 1,141,748 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Colombia?
- About 2.4 times: Colombia has 2.4× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Colombia 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 Colombia about 1.0×. 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 Colombia?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Colombia 47 per km².