Cameroon vs Peru
Peru is 2.7 times larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into Peru about 2.7 times.
CameroonPeruCameroon moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
0.37×
Cameroon is 0.37× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 2.7× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Lima |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| 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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Cameroon is 2.7 times smaller than Peru. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Peru?
- About 2.7 times: Peru has 2.7× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Peru 27 per km².