Cameroon vs Guam
Cameroon is 874 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Cameroon about 874 times.
CameroonGuamCameroon moved onto Guam · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 874× the area of Guam.
| Cameroon | Guam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 544 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 168,999 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 311 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Agana |
| Region | Middle Africa | Micronesia |
| 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; Guam 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 Guam?
- Yes. Cameroon is 874 times larger than Guam. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Guam covers 544 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Cameroon?
- About 874 times: Cameroon has 874× the area of Guam.
- Why do Cameroon and Guam 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 Guam 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 Guam?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 168,999. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Guam 311 per km².