Barbados vs Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire is 735 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 735 times.
BarbadosCôte d'IvoireBarbados moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 0.0× the area of Côte d'Ivoire. Put the other way, Côte d'Ivoire is 735× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Côte d'Ivoire | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 322,463 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 32,711,547 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados 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 Barbados bigger than Côte d'Ivoire?
- No. Barbados is 735 times smaller than Côte d'Ivoire. Barbados covers 439 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 735 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 735× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Côte d'Ivoire look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².