Cameroon vs Maldives
Cameroon is 1,595 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Cameroon about 1595 times.
CameroonMaldivesCameroon moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
1,595×
Cameroon is 1,595× the area of Maldives.
| Cameroon | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 529,676 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Male |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Asia |
| 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; Maldives at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Maldives?
- Yes. Cameroon is 1,595 times larger than Maldives. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Cameroon?
- About 1595 times: Cameroon has 1,595× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Cameroon and Maldives 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 Maldives about 1.0×. 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 Maldives?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 529,676. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².