Côte d'Ivoire vs Northern Mariana Islands

Côte d'Ivoire is 695 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 695 times.

Côte d'IvoireNorthern Mariana IslandsCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 695× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
Côte d'IvoireNorthern Mariana Islands
Area322,463 km²464 km²
Population32,711,54743,541
Density101 / km²94 / km²
CapitalYamoussoukroSaipan
RegionWestern AfricaMicronesia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours50

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; Northern Mariana Islands at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 695 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
About 695 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 695× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Northern Mariana Islands 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 Northern Mariana Islands about 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 43,541. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².