Cameroon vs Suriname
Cameroon is 2.91 times larger than Suriname. Suriname would fit into Cameroon about 2.9 times.
CameroonSurinameCameroon moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
2.91×
Cameroon is 2.91× the area of Suriname.
| Cameroon | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 639,850 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Paramaribo |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| 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; Suriname at 4° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- Yes. Cameroon is 2.91 times larger than Suriname. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Suriname fit into Cameroon?
- About 2.9 times: Cameroon has 2.91× the area of Suriname.
- Why do Cameroon and Suriname 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 Suriname about 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 639,850. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².