Cameroon vs Mongolia
Mongolia is 3.29 times larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into Mongolia about 3.3 times.
CameroonMongoliaCameroon moved onto Mongolia · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 0.3× the area of Mongolia. Put the other way, Mongolia is 3.29× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Mongolia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 1,564,116 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 3,568,978 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Ulaanbaatar |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Mongolia at 47° N is stretched to 2.15×. That difference is why Mongolia looks so much bigger than it is next to Cameroon. 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 Mongolia?
- No. Cameroon is 3.29 times smaller than Mongolia. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Mongolia covers 1,564,116 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Mongolia?
- About 3.3 times: Mongolia has 3.29× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Mongolia 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 Mongolia about 2.15×. That is why Mongolia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cameroon. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cameroon or Mongolia?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 3,568,978. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Mongolia 2.3 per km².