Cameroon vs Jordan
Cameroon is 5.32 times larger than Jordan. Jordan would fit into Cameroon about 5.3 times.
CameroonJordanCameroon moved onto Jordan · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 5.32× the area of Jordan.
| Cameroon | Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 89,341 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 11,520,684 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 129 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Amman |
| 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; Jordan 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 Jordan?
- Yes. Cameroon is 5.32 times larger than Jordan. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Jordan covers 89,341 km².
- How many times does Jordan fit into Cameroon?
- About 5.3 times: Cameroon has 5.32× the area of Jordan.
- Why do Cameroon and Jordan 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 Jordan 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 Jordan?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 11,520,684. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Jordan 129 per km².