Côte d'Ivoire vs Egypt

Egypt is 3.13 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Egypt about 3.1 times.

Côte d'IvoireEgyptCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Egypt · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 0.32× the area of Egypt. Put the other way, Egypt is 3.13× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
Côte d'IvoireEgypt
Area322,463 km²1,010,408 km²
Population32,711,547118,365,995
Density101 / km²117 / km²
CapitalYamoussoukroCairo
RegionWestern AfricaNorthern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours54

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; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
No. Côte d'Ivoire is 3.13 times smaller than Egypt. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Egypt?
About 3.1 times: Egypt has 3.13× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Egypt 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 Egypt about 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Egypt 117 per km².