Cameroon vs United Arab Emirates

Cameroon is 5.69 times larger than United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates would fit into Cameroon about 5.7 times.

CameroonUnited Arab EmiratesCameroon moved onto United Arab Emirates · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 5.69× the area of United Arab Emirates.
CameroonUnited Arab Emirates
Area475,442 km²83,600 km²
Population29,879,33711,513,149
Density63 / km²138 / km²
CapitalYaoundeAbu Dhabi
RegionMiddle AfricaWestern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours62

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; United Arab Emirates at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 United Arab Emirates?
Yes. Cameroon is 5.69 times larger than United Arab Emirates. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and United Arab Emirates covers 83,600 km².
How many times does United Arab Emirates fit into Cameroon?
About 5.7 times: Cameroon has 5.69× the area of United Arab Emirates.
Why do Cameroon and United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates about 1.2×. 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 United Arab Emirates?
Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 11,513,149. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², United Arab Emirates 138 per km².