Cameroon vs Guatemala
Cameroon is 4.37 times larger than Guatemala. Guatemala would fit into Cameroon about 4.4 times.
CameroonGuatemalaCameroon moved onto Guatemala · Equal-area projection
4.37×
Cameroon is 4.37× the area of Guatemala.
| Cameroon | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 108,889 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 18,687,881 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 172 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Guatemala City |
| Region | Middle Africa | Central America |
| 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; Guatemala at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- Yes. Cameroon is 4.37 times larger than Guatemala. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Guatemala covers 108,889 km².
- How many times does Guatemala fit into Cameroon?
- About 4.4 times: Cameroon has 4.37× the area of Guatemala.
- Why do Cameroon and Guatemala 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 Guatemala about 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 18,687,881. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Guatemala 172 per km².