Cameroon vs Iraq
Cameroon is 9% larger than Iraq.
CameroonIraqCameroon moved onto Iraq · Equal-area projection
1.09×
Cameroon is 1.09× the area of Iraq.
| Cameroon | Iraq | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 437,072 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 47,020,774 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 108 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Baghdad |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Iraq at 33° N is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- Yes. Cameroon is 9% larger than Iraq. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Iraq covers 437,072 km².
- How many times does Iraq fit into Cameroon?
- About 1.1 times: Cameroon has 1.09× the area of Iraq.
- Why do Cameroon and Iraq 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 Iraq about 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Iraq 108 per km².