Cameroon vs Sri Lanka
Cameroon is 7.25 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Cameroon about 7.2 times.
CameroonSri LankaCameroon moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
7.25×
Cameroon is 7.25× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Cameroon | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Colombo |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; Sri Lanka at 8° 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 Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Cameroon is 7.25 times larger than Sri Lanka. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Cameroon?
- About 7.2 times: Cameroon has 7.25× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Cameroon and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 21,756,000. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².