Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea
Cameroon is 16.9 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Cameroon about 17 times.
CameroonEquatorial GuineaCameroon moved onto Equatorial Guinea · Equal-area projection
16.9×
Cameroon is 16.9× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
| Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 28,051 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 1,938,431 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 69 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Malabo |
| Region | Middle Africa | Middle Africa |
| 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; Equatorial Guinea at 2° N 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Yes. Cameroon is 16.9 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Cameroon?
- About 17 times: Cameroon has 16.9× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 1,938,431. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Equatorial Guinea 69 per km².