Afghanistan vs Côte d'Ivoire
Afghanistan is 2.02 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Afghanistan about 2.0 times.
AfghanistanCôte d'IvoireAfghanistan moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
2.02×
Afghanistan is 2.02× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Afghanistan | Côte d'Ivoire | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 322,463 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 32,711,547 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Yamoussoukro |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Côte d'Ivoire at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Afghanistan bigger than Côte d'Ivoire?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 2.02 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Afghanistan?
- About 2.0 times: Afghanistan has 2.02× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Afghanistan and Côte d'Ivoire look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Côte d'Ivoire about 1.02×. 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, Afghanistan or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 32,711,547. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².