Benin vs Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire is 2.81 times larger than Benin. Benin would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 2.8 times.
BeninCôte d'IvoireBenin moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
0.36×
Benin is 0.36× the area of Côte d'Ivoire. Put the other way, Côte d'Ivoire is 2.81× the size of Benin.
| Benin | Côte d'Ivoire | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 114,763 km² | 322,463 km² |
| Population | 14,814,460 | 32,711,547 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Porto-Novo | Yamoussoukro |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Benin sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Benin bigger than Côte d'Ivoire?
- No. Benin is 2.81 times smaller than Côte d'Ivoire. Benin covers 114,763 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
- How many times does Benin fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 2.8 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 2.81× the area of Benin.
- Why do Benin and Côte d'Ivoire look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Benin is drawn about 1.03× 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, Benin or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 14,814,460. Density: Benin 129 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².