Cameroon vs Syria
Cameroon is 2.57 times larger than Syria. Syria would fit into Cameroon about 2.6 times.
CameroonSyriaCameroon moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
2.57×
Cameroon is 2.57× the area of Syria.
| Cameroon | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Damascus |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Yes. Cameroon is 2.57 times larger than Syria. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Syria fit into Cameroon?
- About 2.6 times: Cameroon has 2.57× the area of Syria.
- Why do Cameroon and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 25,620,427. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Syria 138 per km².