Cameroon vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 3% larger than Cameroon.
CameroonTurkmenistanCameroon moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 0.97× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 1.03× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Ashgabat |
| Region | Middle Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Cameroon is 3% smaller than Turkmenistan. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 1.0 times: Turkmenistan has 1.03× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan about 1.66×. That is why Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 7,618,847. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².