Cameroon vs Senegal
Cameroon is 2.42 times larger than Senegal. Senegal would fit into Cameroon about 2.4 times.
CameroonSenegalCameroon moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 2.42× the area of Senegal.
| Cameroon | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Dakar |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Yes. Cameroon is 2.42 times larger than Senegal. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Senegal fit into Cameroon?
- About 2.4 times: Cameroon has 2.42× the area of Senegal.
- Why do Cameroon and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 18,931,966. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Senegal 96 per km².