Côte d'Ivoire vs Israel

Côte d'Ivoire is 15.5 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 16 times.

Côte d'IvoireIsraelCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Israel · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 15.5× the area of Israel.
Côte d'IvoireIsrael
Area322,463 km²20,770 km²
Population32,711,54710,122,800
Density101 / km²487 / km²
CapitalYamoussoukroJerusalem
RegionWestern AfricaWestern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours55

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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 15.5 times larger than Israel. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
How many times does Israel fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
About 16 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 15.5× the area of Israel.
Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 10,122,800. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Israel 487 per km².