Côte d'Ivoire vs Kenya
Kenya is 80% larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Kenya about 1.8 times.
Côte d'IvoireKenyaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
0.55×
Côte d'Ivoire is 0.55× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 1.8× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Nairobi |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Kenya at 1° N 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 Kenya?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 45% smaller than Kenya. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Kenya?
- About 1.8 times: Kenya has 1.8× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya 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 Kenya 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 Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Kenya 99 per km².