Côte d'Ivoire vs France
France is 100% larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into France about 2.0 times.
Côte d'IvoireFranceCôte d'Ivoire moved onto France · Equal-area projection
0.5×
Côte d'Ivoire is 0.5× the area of France. Put the other way, France is 2.0× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 643,801 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 68,720,337 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 107 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Paris |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 10 |
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; France at 43° N is stretched to 1.87×. That difference is why France 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 France?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 50% smaller than France. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and France covers 643,801 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into France?
- About 2.0 times: France has 2.0× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and France 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 France about 1.87×. That is why France 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 France?
- France: 68,720,337 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², France 107 per km².