Cameroon vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 2.17 times larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into Mauritania about 2.2 times.
CameroonMauritaniaCameroon moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 0.46× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 2.17× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Nouakchott |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- No. Cameroon is 2.17 times smaller than Mauritania. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Mauritania?
- About 2.2 times: Mauritania has 2.17× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Mauritania 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 Mauritania about 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 5,315,065. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².