Côte d'Ivoire vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 3.2 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Mauritania about 3.2 times.
Côte d'IvoireMauritaniaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
0.31×
Côte d'Ivoire is 0.31× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 3.2× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Nouakchott |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
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; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 3.2 times smaller than Mauritania. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Mauritania?
- About 3.2 times: Mauritania has 3.2× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Mauritania 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 Mauritania about 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 5,315,065. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².