Côte d'Ivoire vs Malaysia
Malaysia and Côte d'Ivoire are almost exactly the same size.
Côte d'IvoireMalaysiaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 0.97× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 1.03× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; Malaysia at 4° 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 Malaysia?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire and Malaysia are almost exactly the same size. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Malaysia?
- About 1.0 times: Malaysia has 1.03× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Malaysia 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 Malaysia 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².