France is 1.18× the size of Cameroon
France covers about 548,000 km² (212,000 mi²) and Cameroon about 464,000 km² (179,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 548,000km²France
- 464,000km²Cameroon
200 km
- France
- Cameroon
Outlines show main territory. France also has about 88,900 km² of overseas territory. These are not drawn, and not counted in the comparison.
What fits
- Cameroon is 85% of the size of France.
- France is larger by 83,500 km² (32,200 mi²), which is 18% of the area of Cameroon.
- Measured in Belgiums: France is about 17.9, Cameroon about 15.1.
How they differ
- France also has the larger population: 68.6 million against 28.4 million, 2.42× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 108 in France against 61 in Cameroon: France is 1.76× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,640 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: France at 47°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Cameroon at 6°N about 1.0×, so the map shows France as 2.47× the size of Cameroon instead of 1.18×.
- Together France and Cameroon cover 1,012,000 km², close to the size of Egypt (1,001,000 km², 1.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 83,500 km², is about the size of Austria (84,000 km²).
- At Cameroon's density, France would have 38.9 million people (it has 68.6 million). At France's density, Cameroon would have 50.0 million (it has 28.4 million).
- France's centre is 40.8° of latitude, about 4,540 km, farther north than Cameroon's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | France | 1.18× |
| More people | France | 2.42× |
| More crowded | France | 1.76× |
| Farther north | France | 40.8° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | France | 2.1× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | France | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 17.9× | 15.1× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 2.25× | 1.90× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 1.53× | 1.30× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 1.47× | 1.24× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.17× | 0.15× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.05× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.05× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| France | Cameroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 548,000 km²212,000 mi² | 464,000 km²179,000 mi² |
| Area with overseas territory | 637,000 km² | 464,000 km² |
| Population | 68.6 millionWikidata, 2025 | 28.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 108 per km² | 61 per km² |
| Official area | 644,000 km²Wikidata | 475,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Paris | Yaoundé |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 51°N | 2°N to 13°N |
| Continent | Europe | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 644,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 637,000 km², to within 2%.
- 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.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11