Cambodia vs Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire is 78% larger than Cambodia. Cambodia would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 1.8 times.
CambodiaCôte d'IvoireCambodia moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
0.56×
Cambodia is 0.56× the area of Côte d'Ivoire. Put the other way, Côte d'Ivoire is 1.78× the size of Cambodia.
| Cambodia | Côte d'Ivoire | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 322,463 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 32,711,547 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Yamoussoukro |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Cambodia 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 Cambodia bigger than Côte d'Ivoire?
- No. Cambodia is 44% smaller than Côte d'Ivoire. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
- How many times does Cambodia fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 1.8 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 1.78× the area of Cambodia.
- Why do Cambodia and Côte d'Ivoire look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia 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, Cambodia or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 17,847,982. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².