Belarus vs Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire is 55% larger than Belarus. Belarus would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 1.6 times.
BelarusCôte d'IvoireBelarus moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
0.64×
Belarus is 0.64× the area of Côte d'Ivoire. Put the other way, Côte d'Ivoire is 1.55× the size of Belarus.
| Belarus | Côte d'Ivoire | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 207,597 km² | 322,463 km² |
| Population | 9,085,991 | 32,711,547 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Minsk | Yamoussoukro |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Belarus sits at about 54°N and is stretched to 2.83× its true area; Côte d'Ivoire at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Belarus looks so much bigger than it is next to Côte d'Ivoire. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Belarus bigger than Côte d'Ivoire?
- No. Belarus is 36% smaller than Côte d'Ivoire. Belarus covers 207,597 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
- How many times does Belarus fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 1.6 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 1.55× the area of Belarus.
- Why do Belarus and Côte d'Ivoire look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belarus is drawn about 2.83× its true area there and Côte d'Ivoire about 1.02×. That is why Belarus looks so much bigger than it really is next to Côte d'Ivoire. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Belarus or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 9,085,991. Density: Belarus 44 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².