Cameroon vs Samoa
Cameroon is 167 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Cameroon about 167 times.
CameroonSamoaCameroon moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 167× the area of Samoa.
| Cameroon | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 219,306 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Apia |
| Region | Middle Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Samoa at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Yes. Cameroon is 167 times larger than Samoa. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Cameroon?
- About 167 times: Cameroon has 167× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Cameroon and Samoa 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 Samoa about 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 219,306. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Samoa 77 per km².