How big is Cameroon really?
Cameroon covers 467,428 km² (180,475 mi²).
- Area
- 467,428 km² (180,475 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 54 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- Papua New Guinea (463,341 km²)
- Population
- 28,000,000
- People per km²
- 60
- Size on a Mercator map
- 1 times the real size
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Cameroon vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 17 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 17 times.
| Cameroon | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 467,428 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 28,000,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 60 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,463,177 km² | |
Cameroon vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 1.9 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 1.9 times.
| Cameroon | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 467,428 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 28,000,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 60 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 224,826 km² (93%) | |
Cameroon on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. This outline lies near the equator, so these maps draw it almost at its true size (1 times).
The outline reaches from 1.7° N to 13.1° N; at these latitudes Mercator enlarges areas between 1 and 1.1 times.
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Turkmenistan | 487,680 km² | +4.3% |
| 54 | Cameroon | 467,428 km² | – |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 463,341 km² | -0.9% |
| 56 | Yemen | 454,371 km² | -2.8% |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 446,964 km² | -4.4% |
| 58 | Sweden | 445,084 km² | -4.8% |
Cameroon: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| East (Cameroon) | 109,452 km² | 23% |
| Centre (Cameroon) | 69,026 km² | 15% |
| North (Cameroon) | 66,441 km² | 14% |
| Adamawa (Cameroon) | 64,218 km² | 14% |
| South | 47,450 km² | 10% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 10
Cameroon in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 30000 BC: Shum Laka communities
- Border changes on the timeline
- 11
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 800,008 km² (1911–1915)
- Not on the map
- 29999 BC–6001 BC, 5999 BC–1001 BC, 999 BC–1000
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Bamum and Sao communities | 1394–1471 |
| Bamum and Wouri coastal communities | 1472–1599 |
| Bamum, Bornu, and coastal communities | 1600–1808 |
| Adamawa, Bamum, and coastal communities | 1809–1882 |
| Duala coastal chiefdoms | 1883 |
| German Kamerun | 1884–1915 |
| Kamerun under Allied occupation | 1916–1918 |
| Kamerun under British and French administration | 1919–1921 |
| French Cameroun and British Cameroons | 1922–1959 |
| Republic of Cameroon | 1960–Today |
| Federal Republic of Cameroon | 1961–1971 |
| United Republic of Cameroon | 1972–1983 |
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Areas are calculated from the outlines TrueSize draws on the map, so they can differ slightly from official figures. Population figures are estimates.