Cameroon vs Morocco
Cameroon is 6% larger than Morocco.
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1.06×
Cameroon is 1.06× the area of Morocco.
| Cameroon | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Rabat |
| Region | Middle Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Morocco at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- Yes. Cameroon is 6% larger than Morocco. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does Morocco fit into Cameroon?
- About 1.1 times: Cameroon has 1.06× the area of Morocco.
- Why do Cameroon and Morocco 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 Morocco about 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Morocco 86 per km².