Cameroon vs Tonga
Cameroon is 635 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Cameroon about 635 times.
CameroonTongaCameroon moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 635× the area of Tonga.
| Cameroon | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 103,742 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Middle Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Tonga at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Yes. Cameroon is 635 times larger than Tonga. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Cameroon?
- About 635 times: Cameroon has 635× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Cameroon and Tonga 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 Tonga about 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 103,742. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Tonga 139 per km².