Australia vs Côte d'Ivoire

Australia is 23.9 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Australia about 24 times.

AustraliaCôte d'IvoireAustralia moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
23.9×
Australia is 23.9× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
AustraliaCôte d'Ivoire
Area7,692,024 km²322,463 km²
Population27,614,41132,711,547
Density3.6 / km²101 / km²
CapitalCanberraYamoussoukro
RegionAustralia and New ZealandWestern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours05

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Australia sits at about 26°S and is stretched to 1.23× 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 Australia bigger than Côte d'Ivoire?
Yes. Australia is 23.9 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Australia covers 7,692,024 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Australia?
About 24 times: Australia has 23.9× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
Why do Australia and Côte d'Ivoire look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Australia is drawn about 1.23× 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, Australia or Côte d'Ivoire?
Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 27,614,411. Density: Australia 3.6 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².