Cameroon vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 69% larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into Mozambique about 1.7 times.
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Cameroon is 0.59× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 1.69× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Maputo |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 6 |
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; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- No. Cameroon is 41% smaller than Mozambique. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Mozambique?
- About 1.7 times: Mozambique has 1.69× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Mozambique 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 Mozambique about 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².