Cameroon vs North Macedonia
Cameroon is 18.5 times larger than North Macedonia. North Macedonia would fit into Cameroon about 18 times.
CameroonNorth MacedoniaCameroon moved onto North Macedonia · Equal-area projection
18.5×
Cameroon is 18.5× the area of North Macedonia.
| Cameroon | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 25,713 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 1,820,909 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Skopje |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; North Macedonia at 42° N is stretched to 1.79×. That difference is why North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia?
- Yes. Cameroon is 18.5 times larger than North Macedonia. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and North Macedonia covers 25,713 km².
- How many times does North Macedonia fit into Cameroon?
- About 18 times: Cameroon has 18.5× the area of North Macedonia.
- Why do Cameroon and North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia about 1.79×. That is why North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 1,820,909. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², North Macedonia 71 per km².