Côte d'Ivoire vs Kiribati

Côte d'Ivoire is 398 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 398 times.

Côte d'IvoireKiribatiCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 398× the area of Kiribati.
Côte d'IvoireKiribati
Area322,463 km²811 km²
Population32,711,547136,488
Density101 / km²168 / km²
CapitalYamoussoukroTarawa
RegionWestern AfricaMicronesia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours50

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; Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 398 times larger than Kiribati. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
How many times does Kiribati fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
About 398 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 398× the area of Kiribati.
Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Kiribati 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 Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 136,488. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².