Côte d'Ivoire vs Ecuador
Côte d'Ivoire is 25% larger than Ecuador.
Côte d'IvoireEcuadorCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Ecuador · Equal-area projection
1.25×
Côte d'Ivoire is 1.25× the area of Ecuador.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 257,204 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 18,289,896 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Quito |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
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; Ecuador at 1° 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 Ecuador?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 25% larger than Ecuador. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Ecuador covers 257,204 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 1.3 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 1.25× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Ecuador 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 Ecuador 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 Ecuador?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 18,289,896. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Ecuador 71 per km².