Cameroon vs Ukraine
Ukraine is 27% larger than Cameroon.
CameroonUkraineCameroon moved onto Ukraine · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 0.79× the area of Ukraine. Put the other way, Ukraine is 1.27× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 38,980,376 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 65 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Kiev |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; Ukraine at 49° N is stretched to 2.34×. That difference is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- No. Cameroon is 21% smaller than Ukraine. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Ukraine?
- About 1.3 times: Ukraine has 1.27× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Ukraine 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 Ukraine about 2.34×. That is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine: 38,980,376 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Ukraine 65 per km².