Cameroon vs Switzerland
Cameroon is 11.5 times larger than Switzerland. Switzerland would fit into Cameroon about 12 times.
CameroonSwitzerlandCameroon moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
11.5×
Cameroon is 11.5× the area of Switzerland.
| Cameroon | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Bern |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. That difference is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Yes. Cameroon is 11.5 times larger than Switzerland. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into Cameroon?
- About 12 times: Cameroon has 11.5× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do Cameroon and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. That is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 9,092,436. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².