Cayman Islands vs Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire is 1,221 times larger than Cayman Islands. Cayman Islands would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 1221 times.
Cayman IslandsCôte d'IvoireCayman Islands moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
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Cayman Islands is 0.0× the area of Côte d'Ivoire. Put the other way, Côte d'Ivoire is 1,221× the size of Cayman Islands.
| Cayman Islands | Côte d'Ivoire | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 264 km² | 322,463 km² |
| Population | 75,844 | 32,711,547 |
| Density | 287 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | George Town | Yamoussoukro |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cayman Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Cayman Islands bigger than Côte d'Ivoire?
- No. Cayman Islands is 1,221 times smaller than Côte d'Ivoire. Cayman Islands covers 264 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
- How many times does Cayman Islands fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 1221 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 1,221× the area of Cayman Islands.
- Why do Cayman Islands and Côte d'Ivoire look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cayman Islands is drawn about 1.12× 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, Cayman Islands or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 75,844. Density: Cayman Islands 287 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².