Côte d'Ivoire vs Fiji
Côte d'Ivoire is 17.6 times larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 18 times.
Côte d'IvoireFijiCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Fiji · Equal-area projection
17.6×
Côte d'Ivoire is 17.6× the area of Fiji.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Fiji | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 18,274 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 933,154 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Suva |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
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; Fiji at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Fiji?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 17.6 times larger than Fiji. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Fiji covers 18,274 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 18 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 17.6× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Fiji 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 Fiji about 1.1×. 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 Fiji?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 933,154. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Fiji 51 per km².