Côte d'Ivoire vs French Polynesia
Côte d'Ivoire is 77.4 times larger than French Polynesia. French Polynesia would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 77 times.
Côte d'IvoireFrench PolynesiaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto French Polynesia · Equal-area projection
77.4×
Côte d'Ivoire is 77.4× the area of French Polynesia.
| Côte d'Ivoire | French Polynesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 4,167 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 282,465 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 68 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Papeete |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; French Polynesia at 15° S is stretched to 1.07×. 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 French Polynesia?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 77.4 times larger than French Polynesia. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and French Polynesia covers 4,167 km².
- How many times does French Polynesia fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 77 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 77.4× the area of French Polynesia.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and French Polynesia 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 French Polynesia about 1.07×. 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 French Polynesia?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 282,465. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², French Polynesia 68 per km².