Chad vs Côte d'Ivoire
Chad is 3.98 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Chad about 4.0 times.
ChadCôte d'IvoireChad moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
3.98×
Chad is 3.98× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Chad | Côte d'Ivoire | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 322,463 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 32,711,547 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Yamoussoukro |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Côte d'Ivoire?
- Yes. Chad is 3.98 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Chad?
- About 4.0 times: Chad has 3.98× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Chad and Côte d'Ivoire look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 21,003,705. Density: Chad 16 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².