Cameroon vs Thailand
Thailand is 8% larger than Cameroon.
CameroonThailandCameroon moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 0.93× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 1.08× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Bangkok |
| Region | Middle Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Cameroon is 7% smaller than Thailand. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Thailand?
- About 1.1 times: Thailand has 1.08× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Thailand 140 per km².