Cameroon vs Libya
Libya is 3.7 times larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into Libya about 3.7 times.
CameroonLibyaCameroon moved onto Libya · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 0.27× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 3.7× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Tripoli |
| Region | Middle Africa | Northern Africa |
| 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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Cameroon is 3.7 times smaller than Libya. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Libya?
- About 3.7 times: Libya has 3.7× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 7,458,555. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².