Côte d'Ivoire vs Finland
Finland is 5% larger than Côte d'Ivoire.
Côte d'IvoireFinlandCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Finland · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 0.95× the area of Finland. Put the other way, Finland is 1.05× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Finland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 338,478 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 5,646,436 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Helsinki |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Europe |
| 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; Finland at 64° N is stretched to 5.3×. That difference is why Finland looks so much bigger than it is next to Côte d'Ivoire. 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 Finland?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 5% smaller than Finland. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Finland covers 338,478 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Finland?
- About 1.0 times: Finland has 1.05× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Finland 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 Finland about 5.3×. That is why Finland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Côte d'Ivoire. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Côte d'Ivoire or Finland?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 5,646,436. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Finland 17 per km².