Côte d'Ivoire vs Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is 8.45 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Kazakhstan about 8.5 times.
Côte d'IvoireKazakhstanCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Kazakhstan · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 0.12× the area of Kazakhstan. Put the other way, Kazakhstan is 8.45× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 2,724,900 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 20,843,754 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 7.6 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Astana |
| Region | Western Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
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; Kazakhstan at 48° N is stretched to 2.27×. That difference is why Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 8.45 times smaller than Kazakhstan. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Kazakhstan covers 2,724,900 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Kazakhstan?
- About 8.5 times: Kazakhstan has 8.45× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan about 2.27×. That is why Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 20,843,754. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Kazakhstan 7.6 per km².