Cameroon vs Paraguay
Cameroon is 17% larger than Paraguay.
CameroonParaguayCameroon moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
1.17×
Cameroon is 1.17× the area of Paraguay.
| Cameroon | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Asuncion |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Yes. Cameroon is 17% larger than Paraguay. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Paraguay fit into Cameroon?
- About 1.2 times: Cameroon has 1.17× the area of Paraguay.
- Why do Cameroon and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 7,013,078. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².