Cameroon vs Eritrea
Cameroon is 4.04 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Cameroon about 4.0 times.
CameroonEritreaCameroon moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
4.04×
Cameroon is 4.04× the area of Eritrea.
| Cameroon | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Asmara |
| 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; Eritrea at 15° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Eritrea?
- Yes. Cameroon is 4.04 times larger than Eritrea. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Cameroon?
- About 4.0 times: Cameroon has 4.04× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Cameroon and Eritrea 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 Eritrea about 1.08×. 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 Eritrea?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 3,607,003. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².