Cameroon vs French Polynesia
Cameroon is 114 times larger than French Polynesia. French Polynesia would fit into Cameroon about 114 times.
CameroonFrench PolynesiaCameroon moved onto French Polynesia · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 114× the area of French Polynesia.
| Cameroon | French Polynesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 4,167 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 282,465 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 68 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Papeete |
| Region | Middle Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; French Polynesia at 15° S is stretched to 1.07×. 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 French Polynesia?
- Yes. Cameroon is 114 times larger than French Polynesia. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and French Polynesia covers 4,167 km².
- How many times does French Polynesia fit into Cameroon?
- About 114 times: Cameroon has 114× the area of French Polynesia.
- Why do Cameroon and French Polynesia 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 French Polynesia about 1.07×. 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 French Polynesia?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 282,465. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², French Polynesia 68 per km².