Côte d'Ivoire vs DR Congo
DR Congo is 7.27 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into DR Congo about 7.3 times.
Côte d'IvoireDR CongoCôte d'Ivoire moved onto DR Congo · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 0.14× the area of DR Congo. Put the other way, DR Congo is 7.27× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | DR Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 2,344,858 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 112,832,473 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 48 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Kinshasa |
| Region | Western Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 9 |
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; DR Congo at 3° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 DR Congo?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 7.27 times smaller than DR Congo. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and DR Congo covers 2,344,858 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into DR Congo?
- About 7.3 times: DR Congo has 7.27× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and DR Congo 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 DR Congo about 1.0×. 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 DR Congo?
- DR Congo: 112,832,473 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², DR Congo 48 per km².