Cameroon vs Togo
Cameroon is 8.37 times larger than Togo. Togo would fit into Cameroon about 8.4 times.
CameroonTogoCameroon moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 8.37× the area of Togo.
| Cameroon | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Lome |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Togo at 9° N 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 Togo?
- Yes. Cameroon is 8.37 times larger than Togo. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Togo fit into Cameroon?
- About 8.4 times: Cameroon has 8.37× the area of Togo.
- Why do Cameroon and Togo 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 Togo 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 Togo?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 8,591,626. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Togo 151 per km².