Cameroon vs Greece
Cameroon is 3.6 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Cameroon about 3.6 times.
CameroonGreeceCameroon moved onto Greece · Equal-area projection
3.6×
Cameroon is 3.6× the area of Greece.
| Cameroon | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 131,957 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 10,413,962 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 79 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Athens |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Greece at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Greece looks so much bigger than it is next to Cameroon. 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 Greece?
- Yes. Cameroon is 3.6 times larger than Greece. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Greece covers 131,957 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Cameroon?
- About 3.6 times: Cameroon has 3.6× the area of Greece.
- Why do Cameroon and Greece 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 Greece about 1.66×. That is why Greece looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cameroon. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cameroon or Greece?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 10,413,962. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Greece 79 per km².