Cameroon vs Pakistan
Pakistan is 85% larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into Pakistan about 1.9 times.
CameroonPakistanCameroon moved onto Pakistan · Equal-area projection
0.54×
Cameroon is 0.54× the area of Pakistan. Put the other way, Pakistan is 1.85× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 881,913 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 255,219,554 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 289 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Islamabad |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Pakistan at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- No. Cameroon is 46% smaller than Pakistan. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Pakistan covers 881,913 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Pakistan?
- About 1.9 times: Pakistan has 1.85× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Pakistan 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 Pakistan about 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan: 255,219,554 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Pakistan 289 per km².