Côte d'Ivoire vs Greenland
Greenland is 6.72 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Greenland about 6.7 times.
Côte d'IvoireGreenlandCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Greenland · Equal-area projection
0.15×
Côte d'Ivoire is 0.15× the area of Greenland. Put the other way, Greenland is 6.72× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 2,166,086 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 56,831 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 0.03 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Nuuk |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern America |
| 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; Greenland at 73° N is stretched to 11.8×. That difference is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 6.72 times smaller than Greenland. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Greenland covers 2,166,086 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Greenland?
- About 6.7 times: Greenland has 6.72× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Greenland 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 Greenland about 11.8×. That is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 56,831. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Greenland 0.03 per km².