Cameroon vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 99% larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into Tanzania about 2.0 times.
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Cameroon is 0.5× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 1.99× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Dodoma |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S 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 Tanzania?
- No. Cameroon is 50% smaller than Tanzania. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Tanzania?
- About 2.0 times: Tanzania has 1.99× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Tanzania 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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².