Africa · Middle Africa
Cameroon
Cameroon covers about 464,000 km² (179,000 mi²), the 56th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Papua New Guinea, at about 465,000 km².
- 464,000km²Area, main territory
- 28.4 millionPopulation
- 15.1In Belgiums
200 km
- Cameroon
Facts
| Area, main territory | 464,000 km²179,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 475,000 km²Wikidata · 2.3% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 15.1 |
| Capital | Yaoundé |
| Population | 28.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 61 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 2°N to 13°N |
| In other languages | Camerún Español · Kamerun Deutsch · Cameroun Français · Camarões Português · カメルーン 日本語 · 喀麦隆 中文 · 카메룬 한국어 |
| Continent | Africa#25 of 54 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Cameroon
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 36.6× the size of Cameroon.
- At 61 people per km², Cameroon is the 108th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Cameroon lies at 6°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Cameroon's main territory stretches about 1,270 km north to south and 854 km east to west.
- Our measured 464,000 km² is 2.3% below Wikidata's official figure of 475,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
How Cameroon measures up
Cameroon holds 1.6% of the land area and 2.0% of the people of the 54 countries listed for Africa. In Middle Africa it is the 5th largest of 9.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 464,000 km² | 55th of 239 |
| Population | 28.4 million | 52nd of 237 |
| Density | 61 per km² | 108th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 5.7°N | 158th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Cameroon is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 15.1× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1.90× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1.30× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1.24× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.85× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.15× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
Where Cameroon sits
- Cameroon's centre lies at 5.7°N, 12.7°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 630 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 2°N to 13°N, about 1,270 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Cameroon had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Cameroon would have 581.5 million people. It has 28.4 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Cameroon would have 1.7 million people. It has 28.4 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 33.6 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2023; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11