Côte d'Ivoire vs Mozambique

Mozambique is 2.49 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Mozambique about 2.5 times.

Côte d'IvoireMozambiqueCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 0.4× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 2.49× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
Côte d'IvoireMozambique
Area322,463 km²801,590 km²
Population32,711,54735,631,653
Density101 / km²44 / km²
CapitalYamoussoukroMaputo
RegionWestern AfricaEastern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours56

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; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
No. Côte d'Ivoire is 2.49 times smaller than Mozambique. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Mozambique?
About 2.5 times: Mozambique has 2.49× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Mozambique 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 Mozambique about 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².