Cameroon vs Guinea
Cameroon is 93% larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Cameroon about 1.9 times.
CameroonGuineaCameroon moved onto Guinea · Equal-area projection
1.93×
Cameroon is 1.93× the area of Guinea.
| Cameroon | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Conakry |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 6 |
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; Guinea at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- Yes. Cameroon is 93% larger than Guinea. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Cameroon?
- About 1.9 times: Cameroon has 1.93× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Cameroon and Guinea 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 Guinea about 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 15,099,727. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Guinea 61 per km².