Côte d'Ivoire vs Niue
Côte d'Ivoire is 1,240 times larger than Niue. Niue would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 1240 times.
Côte d'IvoireNiueCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Niue · Equal-area projection
1,240×
Côte d'Ivoire is 1,240× the area of Niue.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Niue | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 260 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 1,821 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 7.0 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Alofi |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
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; Niue at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 1,240 times larger than Niue. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Niue covers 260 km².
- How many times does Niue fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 1240 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 1,240× the area of Niue.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Niue 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 Niue about 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 1,821. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Niue 7.0 per km².