Cameroon vs Israel
Cameroon is 22.9 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Cameroon about 23 times.
CameroonIsraelCameroon moved onto Israel · Equal-area projection
22.9×
Cameroon is 22.9× the area of Israel.
| Cameroon | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Jerusalem |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Yes. Cameroon is 22.9 times larger than Israel. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Cameroon?
- About 23 times: Cameroon has 22.9× the area of Israel.
- Why do Cameroon and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 10,122,800. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Israel 487 per km².