Cameroon vs Guyana
Cameroon is 2.21 times larger than Guyana. Guyana would fit into Cameroon about 2.2 times.
CameroonGuyanaCameroon moved onto Guyana · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 2.21× the area of Guyana.
| Cameroon | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 835,986 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Georgetown |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Guyana at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Yes. Cameroon is 2.21 times larger than Guyana. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Guyana fit into Cameroon?
- About 2.2 times: Cameroon has 2.21× the area of Guyana.
- Why do Cameroon and Guyana 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 Guyana about 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 835,986. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².