Cameroon vs Zimbabwe
Cameroon is 22% larger than Zimbabwe.
CameroonZimbabweCameroon moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
1.22×
Cameroon is 1.22× the area of Zimbabwe.
| Cameroon | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Harare |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Yes. Cameroon is 22% larger than Zimbabwe. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Zimbabwe fit into Cameroon?
- About 1.2 times: Cameroon has 1.22× the area of Zimbabwe.
- Why do Cameroon and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 16,950,795. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².