Cameroon vs Greenland
Greenland is 4.56 times larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into Greenland about 4.6 times.
CameroonGreenlandCameroon moved onto Greenland · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 0.22× the area of Greenland. Put the other way, Greenland is 4.56× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 2,166,086 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 56,831 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 0.03 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Nuuk |
| Region | Middle Africa | Northern America |
| 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; Greenland at 73° N is stretched to 11.8×. That difference is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- No. Cameroon is 4.56 times smaller than Greenland. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Greenland covers 2,166,086 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Greenland?
- About 4.6 times: Greenland has 4.56× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Greenland 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 Greenland about 11.8×. That is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 56,831. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Greenland 0.03 per km².