Cameroon vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 92% larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into Venezuela about 1.9 times.
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Cameroon is 0.52× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 1.92× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Caracas |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Cameroon is 48% smaller than Venezuela. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Venezuela?
- About 1.9 times: Venezuela has 1.92× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 28,516,896. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².