Côte d'Ivoire vs Myanmar

Myanmar is 2.1 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Myanmar about 2.1 times.

Côte d'IvoireMyanmarCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Myanmar · Equal-area projection
0.48×
Côte d'Ivoire is 0.48× the area of Myanmar. Put the other way, Myanmar is 2.1× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
Côte d'IvoireMyanmar
Area322,463 km²676,577 km²
Population32,711,54754,850,648
Density101 / km²81 / km²
CapitalYamoussoukroNaypyidaw
RegionWestern AfricaSouth-Eastern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours55

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; Myanmar at 21° N is stretched to 1.15×. 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 Myanmar?
No. Côte d'Ivoire is 2.1 times smaller than Myanmar. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Myanmar?
About 2.1 times: Myanmar has 2.1× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Myanmar 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 Myanmar about 1.15×. 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 Myanmar?
Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Myanmar 81 per km².