Côte d'Ivoire vs Laos
Côte d'Ivoire is 36% larger than Laos.
Côte d'IvoireLaosCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Laos · Equal-area projection
1.36×
Côte d'Ivoire is 1.36× the area of Laos.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Laos | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 236,800 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 7,873,046 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 33 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Vientiane |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern 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; Laos at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 36% larger than Laos. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Laos covers 236,800 km².
- How many times does Laos fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 1.4 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 1.36× the area of Laos.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Laos 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 Laos about 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 7,873,046. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Laos 33 per km².