Côte d'Ivoire vs Namibia
Namibia is 2.56 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Namibia about 2.6 times.
Côte d'IvoireNamibiaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
0.39×
Côte d'Ivoire is 0.39× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 2.56× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Windhoek |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 2.56 times smaller than Namibia. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Namibia?
- About 2.6 times: Namibia has 2.56× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 3,092,816. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².