Cameroon vs Northern Mariana Islands
Cameroon is 1,025 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Cameroon about 1025 times.
CameroonNorthern Mariana IslandsCameroon moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
1,025×
Cameroon is 1,025× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Cameroon | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 43,541 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Saipan |
| Region | Middle Africa | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; Northern Mariana Islands at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Yes. Cameroon is 1,025 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Cameroon?
- About 1025 times: Cameroon has 1,025× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Cameroon and Northern Mariana Islands 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 Northern Mariana Islands about 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 43,541. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².