Cameroon vs Ecuador
Cameroon is 85% larger than Ecuador. Ecuador would fit into Cameroon about 1.8 times.
CameroonEcuadorCameroon moved onto Ecuador · Equal-area projection
1.85×
Cameroon is 1.85× the area of Ecuador.
| Cameroon | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 257,204 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 18,289,896 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Quito |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Ecuador 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 Ecuador?
- Yes. Cameroon is 85% larger than Ecuador. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Ecuador covers 257,204 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into Cameroon?
- About 1.8 times: Cameroon has 1.85× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Cameroon and Ecuador 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 Ecuador 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 Ecuador?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 18,289,896. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Ecuador 71 per km².