Cameroon vs Sweden
Cameroon is 6% larger than Sweden.
CameroonSwedenCameroon moved onto Sweden · Equal-area projection
1.06×
Cameroon is 1.06× the area of Sweden.
| Cameroon | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 447,425 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 10,596,620 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 24 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Stockholm |
| Region | Middle Africa | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Sweden at 62° N is stretched to 4.65×. That difference is why Sweden 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 Sweden?
- Yes. Cameroon is 6% larger than Sweden. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Sweden covers 447,425 km².
- How many times does Sweden fit into Cameroon?
- About 1.1 times: Cameroon has 1.06× the area of Sweden.
- Why do Cameroon and Sweden 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 Sweden about 4.65×. That is why Sweden 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 Sweden?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 10,596,620. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Sweden 24 per km².