Cameroon vs Oman
Cameroon is 54% larger than Oman. Oman would fit into Cameroon about 1.5 times.
CameroonOmanCameroon moved onto Oman · Equal-area projection
1.54×
Cameroon is 1.54× the area of Oman.
| Cameroon | Oman | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 309,500 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 5,494,691 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 18 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Muscat |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Oman at 21° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- Yes. Cameroon is 54% larger than Oman. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Oman covers 309,500 km².
- How many times does Oman fit into Cameroon?
- About 1.5 times: Cameroon has 1.54× the area of Oman.
- Why do Cameroon and Oman 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 Oman about 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 5,494,691. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Oman 18 per km².