Côte d'Ivoire vs Nicaragua
Côte d'Ivoire is 2.68 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 2.7 times.
Côte d'IvoireNicaraguaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
2.68×
Côte d'Ivoire is 2.68× the area of Nicaragua.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Managua |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| 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; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 2.68 times larger than Nicaragua. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 2.7 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 2.68× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua about 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 7,007,502. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².