Cameroon vs Vanuatu
Cameroon is 39 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Cameroon about 39 times.
CameroonVanuatuCameroon moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Cameroon is 39× the area of Vanuatu.
| Cameroon | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 335,169 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Port-Vila |
| Region | Middle Africa | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Yes. Cameroon is 39 times larger than Vanuatu. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Cameroon?
- About 39 times: Cameroon has 39× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Cameroon and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 335,169. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².