Cameroon vs Qatar
Cameroon is 41.6 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Cameroon about 42 times.
CameroonQatarCameroon moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
41.6×
Cameroon is 41.6× the area of Qatar.
| Cameroon | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Doha |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Cameroon is 41.6 times larger than Qatar. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Cameroon?
- About 42 times: Cameroon has 41.6× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Cameroon and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 2,972,215. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Qatar 260 per km².