Cameroon vs Egypt
Egypt is 2.13 times larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into Egypt about 2.1 times.
CameroonEgyptCameroon moved onto Egypt · Equal-area projection
0.47×
Cameroon is 0.47× the area of Egypt. Put the other way, Egypt is 2.13× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 1,010,408 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 118,365,995 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Cairo |
| Region | Middle Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- No. Cameroon is 2.13 times smaller than Egypt. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Egypt?
- About 2.1 times: Egypt has 2.13× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Egypt 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 Egypt about 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Egypt 117 per km².