Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire
Cameroon is 47% larger than Côte d'Ivoire.
CameroonCôte d'IvoireCameroon moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
1.47×
Cameroon is 1.47× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Cameroon | Côte d'Ivoire | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 322,463 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 32,711,547 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Yamoussoukro |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cameroon sits at about 6°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Cameroon bigger than Côte d'Ivoire?
- Yes. Cameroon is 47% larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Cameroon?
- About 1.5 times: Cameroon has 1.47× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cameroon is drawn about 1.01× 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, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 29,879,337. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².