Cameroon vs Congo
Cameroon is 39% larger than Congo.
CameroonCongoCameroon moved onto Congo · Equal-area projection
1.39×
Cameroon is 1.39× the area of Congo.
| Cameroon | Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 342,000 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 6,484,437 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Brazzaville |
| Region | Middle Africa | Middle Africa |
| 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; Congo at 1° S 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 Congo?
- Yes. Cameroon is 39% larger than Congo. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Congo covers 342,000 km².
- How many times does Congo fit into Cameroon?
- About 1.4 times: Cameroon has 1.39× the area of Congo.
- Why do Cameroon and Congo 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 Congo 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 Congo?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 6,484,437. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Congo 19 per km².