Côte d'Ivoire vs El Salvador
Côte d'Ivoire is 15.3 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 15 times.
Côte d'IvoireEl SalvadorCôte d'Ivoire moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
15.3×
Côte d'Ivoire is 15.3× the area of El Salvador.
| Côte d'Ivoire | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | San Salvador |
| Region | Western Africa | Central 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; El Salvador at 14° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 El Salvador?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 15.3 times larger than El Salvador. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 15 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 15.3× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and El Salvador 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 El Salvador about 1.06×. 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 El Salvador?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 6,365,503. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².