Cameroon vs Kuwait
Cameroon is 26.7 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Cameroon about 27 times.
CameroonKuwaitCameroon moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
26.7×
Cameroon is 26.7× the area of Kuwait.
| Cameroon | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Kuwait City |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Kuwait at 29° N is stretched to 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- Yes. Cameroon is 26.7 times larger than Kuwait. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Cameroon?
- About 27 times: Cameroon has 26.7× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Cameroon and Kuwait 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 Kuwait about 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 4,865,298. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².