Cameroon vs Namibia
Namibia is 74% larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into Namibia about 1.7 times.
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Cameroon is 0.58× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 1.74× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Windhoek |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern 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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Cameroon is 42% smaller than Namibia. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Namibia?
- About 1.7 times: Namibia has 1.74× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 3,092,816. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².