Côte d'Ivoire vs Dominican Republic
Côte d'Ivoire is 6.63 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 6.6 times.
Côte d'IvoireDominican RepublicCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Dominican Republic · Equal-area projection
6.63×
Côte d'Ivoire is 6.63× the area of Dominican Republic.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Dominican Republic | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 48,671 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 11,520,487 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 237 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Santo Domingo |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Dominican Republic at 19° N is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Dominican Republic?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 6.63 times larger than Dominican Republic. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 6.6 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 6.63× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Dominican Republic 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 Dominican Republic about 1.12×. 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 Dominican Republic?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 11,520,487. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Dominican Republic 237 per km².