Botswana vs Côte d'Ivoire
Botswana is 80% larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Botswana about 1.8 times.
BotswanaCôte d'IvoireBotswana moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
1.8×
Botswana is 1.8× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Botswana | Côte d'Ivoire | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 322,463 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 32,711,547 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Yamoussoukro |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than Côte d'Ivoire?
- Yes. Botswana is 80% larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Botswana?
- About 1.8 times: Botswana has 1.8× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Botswana and Côte d'Ivoire look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².