Cameroon vs Gambia
Cameroon is 42.1 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Cameroon about 42 times.
CameroonGambiaCameroon moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
42.1×
Cameroon is 42.1× the area of Gambia.
| Cameroon | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Banjul |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
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; Gambia at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Gambia?
- Yes. Cameroon is 42.1 times larger than Gambia. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Cameroon?
- About 42 times: Cameroon has 42.1× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Cameroon and Gambia 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 Gambia about 1.06×. 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 Gambia?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 2,822,093. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Gambia 250 per km².