Cameroon vs South Korea
Cameroon is 4.74 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Cameroon about 4.7 times.
CameroonSouth KoreaCameroon moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
4.74×
Cameroon is 4.74× the area of South Korea.
| Cameroon | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Seoul |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern 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; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. That difference is why South Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Cameroon. 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 South Korea?
- Yes. Cameroon is 4.74 times larger than South Korea. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Cameroon?
- About 4.7 times: Cameroon has 4.74× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Cameroon and South Korea 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 South Korea about 1.54×. That is why South Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cameroon. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cameroon or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², South Korea 515 per km².