Cameroon vs Uganda
Cameroon is 97% larger than Uganda. Uganda would fit into Cameroon about 2.0 times.
CameroonUgandaCameroon moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
1.97×
Cameroon is 1.97× the area of Uganda.
| Cameroon | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Kampala |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Yes. Cameroon is 97% larger than Uganda. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Uganda fit into Cameroon?
- About 2.0 times: Cameroon has 1.97× the area of Uganda.
- Why do Cameroon and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Uganda 213 per km².