Côte d'Ivoire vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 5.91 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Indonesia about 5.9 times.
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0.17×
Côte d'Ivoire is 0.17× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 5.91× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Jakarta |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; Indonesia at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 5.91 times smaller than Indonesia. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Indonesia?
- About 5.9 times: Indonesia has 5.91× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Indonesia 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 Indonesia about 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².