Cameroon vs Palau
Cameroon is 1,020 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Cameroon about 1020 times.
CameroonPalauCameroon moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 1,020× the area of Palau.
| Cameroon | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 17,663 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Koror |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Yes. Cameroon is 1,020 times larger than Palau. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Cameroon?
- About 1020 times: Cameroon has 1,020× the area of Palau.
- Why do Cameroon and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 17,663. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Palau 38 per km².