Cameroon vs Turkey
Turkey is 65% larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into Turkey about 1.6 times.
CameroonTurkeyCameroon moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
0.61×
Cameroon is 0.61× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 1.65× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Ankara |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 8 |
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it is next to Cameroon. 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 Turkey?
- No. Cameroon is 39% smaller than Turkey. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Turkey?
- About 1.6 times: Turkey has 1.65× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cameroon. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cameroon or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Turkey 110 per km².