Cameroon vs Zambia
Zambia is 58% larger than Cameroon. Cameroon would fit into Zambia about 1.6 times.
CameroonZambiaCameroon moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
0.63×
Cameroon is 0.63× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 1.58× the size of Cameroon.
| Cameroon | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Lusaka |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Cameroon is 37% smaller than Zambia. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Cameroon fit into Zambia?
- About 1.6 times: Zambia has 1.58× the area of Cameroon.
- Why do Cameroon and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 21,913,874. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Zambia 29 per km².