Côte d'Ivoire vs Mexico
Mexico is 6.12 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Mexico about 6.1 times.
Côte d'IvoireMexicoCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Mexico · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 0.16× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 6.12× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Mexico City |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| 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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 6.12 times smaller than Mexico. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Mexico?
- About 6.1 times: Mexico has 6.12× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Mexico 67 per km².