Costa Rica vs Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire is 6.3 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 6.3 times.
Costa RicaCôte d'IvoireCosta Rica moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.16× the area of Côte d'Ivoire. Put the other way, Côte d'Ivoire is 6.3× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Côte d'Ivoire | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 322,463 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 32,711,547 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Yamoussoukro |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Costa Rica sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Costa Rica bigger than Côte d'Ivoire?
- No. Costa Rica is 6.3 times smaller than Côte d'Ivoire. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 6.3 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 6.3× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Côte d'Ivoire look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Costa Rica is drawn about 1.03× 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, Costa Rica or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².