Cameroon vs India
India is 6.91 times larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into India about 6.9 times.
CameroonIndiaCameroon moved onto India · Equal-area projection
0.14×
Cameroon is 0.14× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 6.91× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | New Delhi |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. 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 India?
- No. Cameroon is 6.91 times smaller than India. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into India?
- About 6.9 times: India has 6.91× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and India 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 India about 1.18×. 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 India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², India 445 per km².