Cameroon vs Ethiopia
Ethiopia is 2.32 times larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into Ethiopia about 2.3 times.
CameroonEthiopiaCameroon moved onto Ethiopia · Equal-area projection
0.43×
Cameroon is 0.43× the area of Ethiopia. Put the other way, Ethiopia is 2.32× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 1,104,300 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 135,472,051 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Addis Ababa |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; Ethiopia at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- No. Cameroon is 2.32 times smaller than Ethiopia. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Ethiopia?
- About 2.3 times: Ethiopia has 2.32× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia about 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².