Cameroon vs Timor-Leste
Cameroon is 31.9 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Cameroon about 32 times.
CameroonTimor-LesteCameroon moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
31.9×
Cameroon is 31.9× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Cameroon | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Dili |
| Region | Middle Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Cameroon is 31.9 times larger than Timor-Leste. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Cameroon?
- About 32 times: Cameroon has 31.9× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Cameroon and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste about 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 1,418,517. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².