Cameroon vs Djibouti
Cameroon is 20.5 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Cameroon about 20 times.
CameroonDjiboutiCameroon moved onto Djibouti · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 20.5× the area of Djibouti.
| Cameroon | Djibouti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 23,200 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 1,184,076 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Djibouti |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Djibouti at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Djibouti?
- Yes. Cameroon is 20.5 times larger than Djibouti. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Djibouti covers 23,200 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Cameroon?
- About 20 times: Cameroon has 20.5× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Cameroon and Djibouti 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 Djibouti about 1.04×. 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 Djibouti?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 1,184,076. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Djibouti 51 per km².