Cameroon vs Taiwan
Cameroon is 13.1 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Cameroon about 13 times.
CameroonTaiwanCameroon moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
13.1×
Cameroon is 13.1× the area of Taiwan.
| Cameroon | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Taipei |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Yes. Cameroon is 13.1 times larger than Taiwan. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Cameroon?
- About 13 times: Cameroon has 13.1× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Cameroon and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 23,262,544. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².