Cameroon vs DR Congo
DR Congo is 4.93 times larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into DR Congo about 4.9 times.
CameroonDR CongoCameroon moved onto DR Congo · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 0.2× the area of DR Congo. Put the other way, DR Congo is 4.93× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | DR Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 2,344,858 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 112,832,473 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 48 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Kinshasa |
| Region | Middle Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 9 |
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; DR Congo at 3° 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 DR Congo?
- No. Cameroon is 4.93 times smaller than DR Congo. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and DR Congo covers 2,344,858 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into DR Congo?
- About 4.9 times: DR Congo has 4.93× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and DR 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 DR 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 DR Congo?
- DR Congo: 112,832,473 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², DR Congo 48 per km².