Cameroon vs Puerto Rico
Cameroon is 52.2 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Cameroon about 52 times.
CameroonPuerto RicoCameroon moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
52.2×
Cameroon is 52.2× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Cameroon | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | San Juan |
| Region | Middle Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Cameroon is 52.2 times larger than Puerto Rico. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Cameroon?
- About 52 times: Cameroon has 52.2× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Cameroon and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 3,184,835. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².