Cameroon vs Tunisia
Cameroon is 2.91 times larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Cameroon about 2.9 times.
CameroonTunisiaCameroon moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
2.91×
Cameroon is 2.91× the area of Tunisia.
| Cameroon | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Tunis |
| Region | Middle Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Yes. Cameroon is 2.91 times larger than Tunisia. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Cameroon?
- About 2.9 times: Cameroon has 2.91× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Cameroon and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 12,348,573. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².