Cameroon vs Rwanda
Cameroon is 18.1 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Cameroon about 18 times.
CameroonRwandaCameroon moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
18.1×
Cameroon is 18.1× the area of Rwanda.
| Cameroon | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Kigali |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Yes. Cameroon is 18.1 times larger than Rwanda. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Cameroon?
- About 18 times: Cameroon has 18.1× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Cameroon and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 14,569,341. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².