Côte d'Ivoire vs India
India is 10.2 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into India about 10 times.
Côte d'IvoireIndiaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto India · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 0.1× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 10.2× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | New Delhi |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 7 |
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; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. 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 India?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 10.2 times smaller than India. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into India?
- About 10 times: India has 10.2× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and India 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 India about 1.18×. 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 India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², India 445 per km².