Cameroon vs Mauritius
Cameroon is 233 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Cameroon about 233 times.
CameroonMauritiusCameroon moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 233× the area of Mauritius.
| Cameroon | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Port Louis |
| 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; Mauritius at 20° S 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 Mauritius?
- Yes. Cameroon is 233 times larger than Mauritius. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Cameroon?
- About 233 times: Cameroon has 233× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Cameroon and Mauritius 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 Mauritius 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 Mauritius?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 1,243,741. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².