Côte d'Ivoire vs Cyprus

Côte d'Ivoire is 34.9 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 35 times.

Côte d'IvoireCyprusCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Cyprus · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 34.9× the area of Cyprus.
Côte d'IvoireCyprus
Area322,463 km²9,242 km²
Population32,711,5471,370,754
Density101 / km²148 / km²
CapitalYamoussoukroNicosia
RegionWestern AfricaWestern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours51

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Cyprus at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Côte d'Ivoire bigger than Cyprus?
Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 34.9 times larger than Cyprus. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Cyprus covers 9,242 km².
How many times does Cyprus fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
About 35 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 34.9× the area of Cyprus.
Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Cyprus look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Cyprus about 1.49×. 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, Côte d'Ivoire or Cyprus?
Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 1,370,754. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Cyprus 148 per km².