Cameroon vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 4.73 times larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into Saudi Arabia about 4.7 times.
CameroonSaudi ArabiaCameroon moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 0.21× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 4.73× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Riyadh |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Cameroon is 4.73 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 4.7 times: Saudi Arabia has 4.73× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².