Côte d'Ivoire vs Mauritius
Côte d'Ivoire is 158 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 158 times.
Côte d'IvoireMauritiusCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
158×
Côte d'Ivoire is 158× the area of Mauritius.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Port Louis |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
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; Mauritius at 20° S 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 Mauritius?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 158 times larger than Mauritius. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 158 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 158× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Mauritius 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 Mauritius 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 Mauritius?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 1,243,741. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².