Cameroon vs Sudan
Sudan is 3.97 times larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into Sudan about 4.0 times.
CameroonSudanCameroon moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 0.25× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 3.97× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Khartoum |
| Region | Middle Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Cameroon is 3.97 times smaller than Sudan. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Sudan?
- About 4.0 times: Sudan has 3.97× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Sudan 27 per km².