Aruba vs Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire is 1,801 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 1801 times.
ArubaCôte d'IvoireAruba moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.0× the area of Côte d'Ivoire. Put the other way, Côte d'Ivoire is 1,801× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Côte d'Ivoire | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 322,463 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 32,711,547 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Yamoussoukro |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Aruba bigger than Côte d'Ivoire?
- No. Aruba is 1,801 times smaller than Côte d'Ivoire. Aruba covers 179 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 1801 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 1,801× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Côte d'Ivoire look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× 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, Aruba or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².