Colombia vs Côte d'Ivoire

Colombia is 3.54 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Colombia about 3.5 times.

ColombiaCôte d'IvoireColombia moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
3.54×
Colombia is 3.54× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
ColombiaCôte d'Ivoire
Area1,141,748 km²322,463 km²
Population53,425,63532,711,547
Density47 / km²101 / km²
CapitalBogotaYamoussoukro
RegionSouth AmericaWestern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours55

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Côte d'Ivoire?
Yes. Colombia is 3.54 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Colombia?
About 3.5 times: Colombia has 3.54× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
Why do Colombia and Côte d'Ivoire look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Côte d'Ivoire?
Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 32,711,547. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².