Cameroon vs Iran
Iran is 3.47 times larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into Iran about 3.5 times.
CameroonIranCameroon moved onto Iran · Equal-area projection
0.29×
Cameroon is 0.29× the area of Iran. Put the other way, Iran is 3.47× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Iran | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 1,648,195 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 92,417,681 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Tehran |
| 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; Iran at 33° N is stretched to 1.41×. 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 Iran?
- No. Cameroon is 3.47 times smaller than Iran. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Iran covers 1,648,195 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Iran?
- About 3.5 times: Iran has 3.47× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Iran 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 Iran about 1.41×. 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 Iran?
- Iran: 92,417,681 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Iran 56 per km².