Cameroon vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 36% larger than Cameroon.
CameroonSouth SudanCameroon moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
0.74×
Cameroon is 0.74× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 1.36× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Juba |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 6 |
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 Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- No. Cameroon is 26% smaller than South Sudan. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into South Sudan?
- About 1.4 times: South Sudan has 1.36× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and South Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 12,188,788. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².