Turkmenistan is 1.01× the size of Cameroon
Turkmenistan covers about 471,000 km² (182,000 mi²) and Cameroon about 464,000 km² (179,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 471,000km²Turkmenistan
- 464,000km²Cameroon
200 km
- Turkmenistan
- Cameroon
What fits
- Cameroon is 99% of the size of Turkmenistan.
- Turkmenistan is larger by 6,530 km² (2,520 mi²), which is 1.4% of the area of Cameroon.
- Measured in Belgiums: Turkmenistan is about 15.4, Cameroon about 15.1.
How they differ
- Turkmenistan is larger, but Cameroon has the larger population: 28.4 million against 6.1 million, 4.64× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 61 in Cameroon against 13 in Turkmenistan: Cameroon is 4.70× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,970 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Turkmenistan at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Cameroon at 6°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Turkmenistan as 1.67× the size of Cameroon instead of 1.01×.
- Together Turkmenistan and Cameroon cover 935,000 km², close to the size of Tanzania (942,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 6,530 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Cameroon's density, Turkmenistan would have 28.8 million people (it has 6.1 million). At Turkmenistan's density, Cameroon would have 6.0 million (it has 28.4 million).
- Turkmenistan's centre is 33.4° of latitude, about 3,720 km, farther north than Cameroon's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Turkmenistan | 1.01× |
| More people | Cameroon | 4.64× |
| More crowded | Cameroon | 4.70× |
| Farther north | Turkmenistan | 33.4° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Turkmenistan | 1.7× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Turkmenistan | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 15.4× | 15.1× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.93× | 1.90× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 1.32× | 1.30× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 1.26× | 1.24× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.86× | 0.85× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.15× | 0.15× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.05× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.05× | 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
| Turkmenistan | Cameroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 471,000 km²182,000 mi² | 464,000 km²179,000 mi² |
| Population | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2021 | 28.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 13 per km² | 61 per km² |
| Official area | 491,000 km²Wikidata | 475,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Ashgabat | Yaoundé |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 43°N | 2°N to 13°N |
| Continent | Asia | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 471,000 km² is 4.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 491,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- 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