Côte d'Ivoire vs Eritrea
Côte d'Ivoire is 2.74 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 2.7 times.
Côte d'IvoireEritreaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
2.74×
Côte d'Ivoire is 2.74× the area of Eritrea.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Asmara |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; Eritrea at 15° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Eritrea?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 2.74 times larger than Eritrea. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 2.7 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 2.74× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Eritrea 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 Eritrea about 1.08×. 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 Eritrea?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 3,607,003. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².