Cameroon vs US Virgin Islands
Cameroon is 1,374 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Cameroon about 1374 times.
CameroonUS Virgin IslandsCameroon moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
1,374×
Cameroon is 1,374× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Cameroon | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 103,792 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Middle Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Cameroon is 1,374 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Cameroon?
- About 1374 times: Cameroon has 1,374× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Cameroon and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 103,792. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².