Cameroon vs Uruguay
Cameroon is 2.7 times larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Cameroon about 2.7 times.
CameroonUruguayCameroon moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
2.7×
Cameroon is 2.7× the area of Uruguay.
| Cameroon | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Montevideo |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Yes. Cameroon is 2.7 times larger than Uruguay. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Cameroon?
- About 2.7 times: Cameroon has 2.7× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Cameroon and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 3,384,688. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².