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
34.9×
Côte d'Ivoire is 34.9× the area of Cyprus.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 9,242 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 1,370,754 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 148 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Nicosia |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
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.