Cameroon vs Spain
Spain is 6% larger than Cameroon.
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Cameroon is 0.94× the area of Spain. Put the other way, Spain is 1.06× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 505,990 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 49,355,143 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Madrid |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Spain at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. That difference is why Spain 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 Spain?
- No. Cameroon is 6% smaller than Spain. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Spain covers 505,990 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Spain?
- About 1.1 times: Spain has 1.06× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Spain 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 Spain about 1.71×. That is why Spain 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 Spain?
- Spain: 49,355,143 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Spain 98 per km².