Cameroon vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 24% larger than Cameroon.
CameroonMadagascarCameroon moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 0.81× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 1.24× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Antananarivo |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Cameroon is 19% smaller than Madagascar. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Madagascar?
- About 1.2 times: Madagascar has 1.24× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².