Côte d'Ivoire vs Morocco
Morocco is 38% larger than Côte d'Ivoire.
Côte d'IvoireMoroccoCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Morocco · Equal-area projection
0.72×
Côte d'Ivoire is 0.72× the area of Morocco. Put the other way, Morocco is 1.38× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Rabat |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
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; Morocco at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 28% smaller than Morocco. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Morocco?
- About 1.4 times: Morocco has 1.38× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Morocco 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 Morocco about 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Morocco 86 per km².