Côte d'Ivoire vs Gambia
Côte d'Ivoire is 28.5 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 29 times.
Côte d'IvoireGambiaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
28.5×
Côte d'Ivoire is 28.5× the area of Gambia.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Banjul |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
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; Gambia at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Gambia?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 28.5 times larger than Gambia. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 29 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 28.5× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Gambia 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 Gambia about 1.06×. 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 Gambia?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 2,822,093. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Gambia 250 per km².