Cameroon vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 94% larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into Nigeria about 1.9 times.
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Cameroon is 0.51× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 1.94× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Abuja |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western 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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. Cameroon is 49% smaller than Nigeria. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Nigeria?
- About 1.9 times: Nigeria has 1.94× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².